Abstract
The insider account of 'How to Steal a City' undoubtedly is one of the few books that offers a much needed insight into the everyday workings of local government politics and administration in South Africa. This book is underpinned by rich descriptions of local government politics and administration generated through the personal experiences of Crispian Olver. Researchers, scholars, local politicians, municipal officials and practitioners of local government who wish to learn more about South African local government politics should have a good reason to pay close attention to this book.
Highlights
Review: How to steal a city internal factional politics – to demonstrate the inner workings of council and administrative politics, mayoral leadership, municipal union politics and local party politics outside the council chamber, and connect these with wider provincial and national party politics
Researchers, scholars, local politicians, municipal officials and practitioners of local government who wish to learn more about South African local government politics should have a good reason to pay close attention to this book
While it may be argued that Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as an embedded institutional case study is located within a local context and its local politics, on the other hand this book reminds us of the symbiotic inter-dependency of national and subnational politics and how municipal institutions areshaped by both local and national politics of the day
Summary
Review: How to steal a city internal factional politics – to demonstrate the inner workings of council and administrative politics, mayoral leadership, municipal union politics and local party politics outside the council chamber, and connect these with wider provincial and national party politics. The insider account of How to Steal a City undoubtedly is one of the few books that offers a much needed insight into the everyday workings of local government politics and administration in South Africa.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
