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Literature Review On Good Governance

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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
Lack of service delivery is the visible symptom of deeper underlying problems and challenges in the public sector. Section 152 (1) (a) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996, clearly states that one of the objects of the Local Municipality is ‘to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner’. Failure to fulfil this obligation then brings to the fore the serious question of the operation and very existence of the municipality. This literature review, underpinned by the governance theory, seeks to provide a theoretical framework, against which the service delivery problems possibly confronting local government institutions in South Africa, may be interpreted and analysed. …show more content…

The literature review will cover the issues of unethical behaviour, corruption, fraud and nepotism amongst others, which are a manifestation of bad governance and maladministration in the public sector. Fourie (2009b:7) writes that corruption can be seen as the antithesis of good governance and is a by-product of weak governance. Okumu (2002), cited in Sindane (2009b:12), asserts that of late it has been universally acknowledged that bad leadership has a direct association to the development of a nation, probably in all spheres be it political, economic or human …show more content…

Van der Waldt and Du Toit (1999:39) write that public officials are subjected to influences within and without the public sector, which may render them susceptible to unreasonable conduct, bias, nepotism and corruption.

Mafunisa (2002:192-193) suggests that concern with ethics in the public sector focuses on what is considered to be the right and proper behavior of political office bearers and public officials. According to Mafunisa (2002:192-193), public functionaries are expected to act in an acceptable, effective, efficient, accountable, proper, fair and equitable manner in the execution of their official duties. This source further claims that public functionaries may be corrupt, because of self-indulgence and corruption,
“The nature of human beings means that we must accept that unethical behavior by political office-bearers and public officials might probably occur. Therefore, students of Public Administration and practitioners in the public sector should be able to identify unethical conduct and devise measures to combat

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