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Title:Development Planning in South Africa: Legacies and Current Trends in Public Health
Author:Wallis, MalcolmISNI
Year:2000
Periodical:Public Administration and Development
Volume:20
Issue:2
Period:May
Pages:129-139
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:development
public health
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
Health and Nutrition
Politics and Government
External link:https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-162X(200005)20:2<129::AID-PAD115>3.0.CO;2-O
Abstract:This article discusses current trends in development planning in South Africa, arguing that it is important to review the institutional framework, in particular legal and constitutional factors, to understand the problems being faced and the progress made. Public health is analysed as a case study, but there is also a focus on local government. The article further argues that poverty is widespread, especially in rural communities, and planning has to develop the capacity to respond to this challenge. The article analyses some key issues related to capacity, identifying where there appear to be deficits and what the remedies might be. It looks at existing legislation - the 1996 Constitution, the Development Facilitation Act of 1995 - but also reviews proposals for reform that may be of interest, especially where their implementation is imminent and their impact is likely to be of some force. Bibliogr., note, ref., sum.
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