Autorentext

Ladipo Adamolekun is a Professor of Public Administration and a former Dean of the Faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. For about two decades, he held senior appointments in the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He has written and published extensively on politics and public administration in Africa. He has won many honours and distinctions at home and abroad over the years, including the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award, officially described as the "highest national prize for academic and intellectual attainment".

Klappentext

Originally published in 1999, this book addresses the main topics in the discipline of public administration, with a focus on Africa and includes: governance context and reorientation of government; decentralization and intergovernmental relations, public financial management, human resources management and accountability and transparency. The book examines the experience of specific African countries and discusses the main strengths and weaknesses of each national public administration system. Countries discussed are Benin, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Inhalt

Part 1: Main Issues. 1. Governance Context and Reorientation of Government Ladipo Adamolekun 2. Central Government Organization Ladipo Adamolekun 3. Public Enterprises Mouftaou Laleye 4. Decentralization, Subnational Government and Intergovernmental Relations Ladipo Adamolekun 5. Public Financial Management Kithinji Kiragu 6. Human Resources Management Dele Olowu and Ladipo Adamolekun 7. Records Management, Information Systems and Technology Kithinji Kiragu 8. Public Service Delivery Dele Olowu 9. Accountability and Transparency Dele Olowu 10. Public Administration Reforms Ladipo Adamolekun and Kithinji Kiragu Part 2: Country Studies 11. Benin Mouftaou Laleye 12. Botswana Victor O. Ayeni 13. Côte d'Ivoire Kaba Yahaya 14. Ethiopia Asmelash Beyene 15. Ghana Joseph R. A. Ayee 16. Malawi Ladipo Adamolekun and Aubrey Mvula 17. Nigeria Ejeviome Otobo 18. South Africa Louis A. Picard 19. Tanzania Kithinji Kiragu 20. Uganda Mohammad Kisubi 21. Zimbabwe Samuel Agere and Stanley Chiwaro