Understanding Policy Domains their Salient Forces and Organisational Challenges

Understanding Policy Domains, their Salient Forces, and Organisational Challenges examines the complexity of policy making processes within the context of human action.
Chirawu, Tapera O.
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Title: Understanding Policy Domains their Salient Forces and Organisational Challenges
Author: Tapera O. Chirawu
Genre: Politics, Public Affairs, Policy
Publisher: University of Namibia Press
Windhoek, Namibia 2012
ISBN 9789991687001 / ISBN 978-99916-870-0-1
Softcover, 17 x 24 cm, 106 pages, b/w illustrations

Description:

Understanding Policy Domains, their Salient Forces, and Organisational Challenges examines the complexity of policy making processes within the context of human action arising from culture, life necessities, and politics. It provides an understanding of human, environmental and institutional behaviour, and identifies the policy factors that underline the success or failure of governments and institutions. This book provides policy-makers, practitioners and other researchers in the field with a clear understanding of the process of policy-making and who is responsible for what. It sets the tone for academics and policy practitioners to confront the problems and challenges that countries face as they seek to improve governance and service delivery. The author provokes debate on the cause and effect of past, present and future human actions, bringing into play the issues of honesty, transparency and political will.

Tapera O. Chirawu holds a PhD from Howard University in the USA. He taught African politics and history in the USA, worked in government in Zimbabwe and was Senior Researcher at the Zimbabwe Institute for Developmental Studies in the 1980s. At the University of Namibia, he served as Acting Director for the Centre for Public Service Training, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management Science, and Department Head: Political and Administrative Studies for over 10 years. He established and headed the Namibian chapter of the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA). His work focuses on political formations, policy processes, land utilization and strengthening democracy in Southern Africa.

Content: Understanding Policy Domains their Salient Forces and Organisational Challenges

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Fauna and Flora
Policy Causes
Time and Space
Conclusion
References
UNDERSTANDING THE SALIENT FORCES OF PUBLIC POLICY
The Past Experience
Implications
Intra-community Levels
Conclusion
References
LIFE FACTORS AND POLICY PROCESS
Societal Factors
National and Local Politics
Personal Views
Private Sector
External Sector
Conclusion
References
CONSTITUENCIES
Culture
Tradition
Politics
Time
Quest for Development
Technology
Conclusion
References
POLICY PROCESS AND ORGANISATIONAL VIABILITY
Perceptions
Coercion
Political Action
Personal Integrity
Leadership and Operational Environment
Conclusion
References
POLICY PROCESS MAJOR CHALLENGES
Lack of Information
Limited Financial Resources
Political Interventions
Personal Agenda
Culture and Tradition
Implied Commands
Conclusion
References
THE WAY FORWARD
Policy Initiatives
Political Honesty and Transparency
Involvement of Civil Society
Borrowing from Past Experience
Social and Economic Development
Conclusion
References
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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