Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to describe how the reform of public finance undertaken in South
Africa since 1999 has furthered the principles of new public management (NPM).
The first part of the research outlines the history of public sector reform in South Africa in general,
with particular emphasis on public finance. It also discusses how reform was initiated and
supplemented by the principles of new public management with the adoption of the Public Finance
Management Act, No. 1 of 1999 (PFMA, 1999). This is followed by a deep analysis and detailed
discussion of key indicators and the mode of their collection. The final phase consists of a
description of how new public management principles have impacted public finance management
since 1999. The study concludes with recommendations for further research and for practice and
policy.
The results tend to show how some principles of NPM have furthered public finance reform in some
areas while others are still lacking. However the lack of sufficient data results in gaps in the
findings: this lack of data makes it difficult to portray a clear picture of the extent to which
principles of NPM have been fully implemented. Thus one of the recommendations is that certain
indicators should be investigated further to understand the phenomenon better; it is probable that in
a few years sufficient data will be available to allow for trend assessments. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie navorsing is om te beskryf hoe hervorming van openbare finansies sedert 1999
in Suid Afrika onderneem is ten einde die beginsels van ‘nuwe openbare bestuur’ te bevorder.
Die eerste gedeelte van die navorsing fokus op die Suid-Afrikaanse openbare sektor hervorming
geskiedenis in die algemeen, met spesifieke fokus op openbare finansies. Dit beskryf hoe die
Openbare Finansiële Bestuurswet, No 1 van 1999 (PMFA, 1999) hervorming en die beginsels van
‘nuwe openbare bestuur’ bevorder het. Dit word gevolg deur ‘n diep en deeglike bespreking van
kern indikatore en die wyse waarop data versamel is. Die finale fase behels ‘n beskrywing van die
bedra van openbare finansiële bestuur hervorming sedert 1999 tot die bevordering van ‘nuwe
openbare bestuur’ beginsels. Die studie sluit af met aanbevelings vir praktyk en beleid asook
verdere navorsing.
Die resultate toon dat sommige van die beginsels van ‘nuwe openbare bestuur’ bevorder is deur
openbare finansiële hervorming, terwyl ander steeds agterweë bly. ‘n Tekort aan genoemsame data
lei egter tot leemtes in die bevindinge: die tekort aan data maak dit moeilik om ‘n duidelike prentjie
te vorm oor die mate waartoe die beginsels van ‘nuwe openbare bestuur’ ten volle geïmplementeer
is. Een van die kern aanbevelings is dus dat spesifieke indikatore verder ondersoek moet word om
die verskynsel beter te verstaan; dit is waarskynlik dat genoegsame data in die toekoms koers
berekenings moontlik sal maak wat verdere begrip sal bevorder.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/95822 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Keita, Hawa |
| Contributors | Rabie, Babette, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xi, 106 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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