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Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa
Co-government arrangements are a necessary evil that provides political parties with an opportunity to take office, exercise power and share the spoils of power. My dissertation examines the reforms and principles that are most useful in co-government arrangements, which are characterised by unstabl...
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| description | Co-government arrangements are a necessary evil that provides political parties with an opportunity to take office, exercise power and share the spoils of power. My dissertation examines the reforms and principles that are most useful in co-government arrangements, which are characterised by unstable, complex and sometimes predatory political environments, to ensure that governance and developmental gains can be achieved. Using case studies of the co-government arrangements in three local municipalities, all based in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and led by an array of small opposition parties, I make two arguments. Firstly, senior public officials can act as a countervailing platform to achieve governance gains by implementing a range of reforms and principles. The most pertinent of these being to make concessions in coalition arrangements that have a kingmaker and by implementing a functional political-administrative interface to protect the integrity of the powers and functions delegated to both arms of the municipality. Secondly, political principals with mixed interests can effectively cooperate to find joint gains. Some of these reforms and principles require that forums be put in place to encourage effective communication to expedite decision making that enable governance gains, while the coalition agreement should have comprehensive terms to guide the rules of engagement of the parties in the co-government arrangement. Coalition led governments at a municipal level can thrive if coalition partners communicate effectively, act in goodwill towards a common goal and uphold credible commitments to serve with integrity. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/20441 Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa Salie, Saarah Levy, Brian Development Policy and Practice Co-government arrangements are a necessary evil that provides political parties with an opportunity to take office, exercise power and share the spoils of power. My dissertation examines the reforms and principles that are most useful in co-government arrangements, which are characterised by unstable, complex and sometimes predatory political environments, to ensure that governance and developmental gains can be achieved. Using case studies of the co-government arrangements in three local municipalities, all based in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and led by an array of small opposition parties, I make two arguments. Firstly, senior public officials can act as a countervailing platform to achieve governance gains by implementing a range of reforms and principles. The most pertinent of these being to make concessions in coalition arrangements that have a kingmaker and by implementing a functional political-administrative interface to protect the integrity of the powers and functions delegated to both arms of the municipality. Secondly, political principals with mixed interests can effectively cooperate to find joint gains. Some of these reforms and principles require that forums be put in place to encourage effective communication to expedite decision making that enable governance gains, while the coalition agreement should have comprehensive terms to guide the rules of engagement of the parties in the co-government arrangement. Coalition led governments at a municipal level can thrive if coalition partners communicate effectively, act in goodwill towards a common goal and uphold credible commitments to serve with integrity. 2016-07-18T12:56:07Z 2016-07-18T12:56:07Z 2016 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20441 eng application/pdf Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Development Policy and Practice Salie, Saarah Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| title_full | Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| title_short | Islands of effectiveness in co-government arrangements : the case of three coalition-led municipalities in South Africa |
| title_sort | islands of effectiveness in co government arrangements the case of three coalition led municipalities in south africa |
| topic | Development Policy and Practice |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20441 |
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