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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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".
