Paper by Prof Julian May presented by Kasirim Nwuke

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The Role of Sub-national Jurisdictions in
SouthAfrica

• Paper by Prof Julian May presented by Kasirim
  Nwuke

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OUTLINE

• The Apartheid legacy
• The Economy and contribution of each province to
  national GDP
• Poverty Profile
• MDGs Achievement in the Provinces
• Legal and Institutional framework the new South
  African constitution and the delineation of
  responsibilities
• Fiscal decentralization the Division of Revenue
  Act equitable share conditional grant
• Provincial expenditure
• Development Planning

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Contribution of Provinces to National Output

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Poverty Profile
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MDG Status by Provinces

• Significant variation in rate of progress by
  Province
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Legal and Institutional Framework

• Cooperative Governance
• Legislative decentralization
• It is re-shaping the modalities of service
  delivery
• Fiscal decentralization
• Expenditure decentralization
• Development Planning

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Decentralization and the MDGs

• Efficiency
• Equity
• Accountability
• Capacity
• Coordination
• Corruption

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