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Accountability in Public Services in South Africa

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  • World Bank, 2011. "Accountability in Public Services in South Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 29723, The World Bank Group.
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    1. World Bank, 2012. "South Africa Economic Update, July 2012," World Bank Publications - Reports 26076, The World Bank Group.
    2. Andrew Siddle & Thomas Koelble, 2017. "Local government in South Africa: Can the objectives of the developmental state be achieved through the current model of decentralised governance?," Working Papers id:12014, eSocialSciences.
    3. Tina Fransman, 2021. "Voting and protest tendencies associated with changes in service delivery," Working Papers 08/2021, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    4. van Koppen, Barbara & Tapela, B. N. & Mapedza, Everisto, 2018. "Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business," IWMI Reports 273353, International Water Management Institute.
    5. van Koppen, Barbara & Tapela, B. N. & Mapedza, Everisto, 2018. "Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business," IWMI Research Reports H048492, International Water Management Institute.
    6. van Koppen, Barbara & Nohayi, Ngowenani & Jacobs-Mata, Inga & Nortje, Karen, 2024. "Meeting each other halfway: institutionalizing community participation in integrated development plans and water services development plans in South Africa. Synthesis report to the WRC Project No. C20," IWMI Books, Reports H052927, International Water Management Institute.

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