What are the dynamics around the quality and quantity of municipal services in South Africa? What kind of systemic, structural and managerial adjustments should be made to improve local government? Who decides what in municipalities? How could active citizen participation in local affairs be stimulated? These and other questions are addressed in Municipal Management: Serving the people.

     
Content

Chapter 1 Municipal management: An orientation
Chapter 2 Fostering local democracy
Chapter 3 The statutory and regulatory framework for local government
Chapter 4 Municipal structures
Chapter 5 Local government and its external environment
Chapter 6 Integrated development planning as an approach to sustainable development
Chapter 7 Managing municipal performance
Chapter 8 Local economic development and municipalities in South Africa
Chapter 9 Local government and service delivery
Chapter 10 Municipal human resource management
Chapter 11 Municipal financial management
Chapter 12 Municipal supply chain management