Browsing by Subject "Participatory local governance"

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    • Are ward committees working? Insights from six case studies 

      Smith, Terence; de Visser, Jaap (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
      The research presented in this book sets out to offer a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the functioning and value of ward committees. In-depth qualitative studies of six ward committees are described. They provide ...

    • Too dependent to participate: ward committees and local democratisation in South Africa 

      Piper, Laurence; Deacon, Roger (Routledge, 2009)
      Will participatory local government structures help deepen democracy in South Africa? That is the proclaimed purpose of the ward committee system, the centre- piece of post-apartheid local government reform, intended to ...