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Electoral Systems, Political Party Coalitions and Political Polarisation in Local Governments: A Review of Service Delivery Challenges in South Africa

In: Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa

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  • Lewis Edwin Chigova

    (North-West University)

  • Costa Hofisi

    (North-West University)

Abstract

The current service deliveryService delivery challenges in South Africa are significant issues that require exploration within local governmentLocal government studies. This chapter explores how electoral systemsElectoral systems, political partyPolitical party coalitionsCoalition and political polarisationPolitical polarization affect local governmentLocal government service deliveryService delivery in South Africa. It adopts a qualitative approach anchored on a document and literature analysis. The chapter revisits the politics-public administration debate using the outlined methodology to problematise and examine service deliveryService delivery challenges in South Africa. It argues that service deliveryService delivery challenges that emanate from the instability of electoral systemsElectoral systems, coalitions and polarisation undermine municipal administrations’ ability to deliver services. The chapter recommends that as coalitionCoalition politics inevitably spread across different local governmentsLocal government, there is a need for regulatory frameworks that complement electoral systemsElectoral systems to bring stability, reduce political polarisationPolitical polarization and ultimately lead to improved service deliveryService delivery outcomes in municipalitiesMunicipality.

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  • Lewis Edwin Chigova & Costa Hofisi, 2023. "Electoral Systems, Political Party Coalitions and Political Polarisation in Local Governments: A Review of Service Delivery Challenges in South Africa," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Tendai Chari & Patrick Dzimiri (ed.), Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa, pages 191-205, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-031-35229-4_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35229-4_10
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