Efficiency and Effectiveness in an African Public Administration Context Available to Purchase

While it is impossible to measure with any degree of certainty the efficiency and effectiveness of a national public administration system,there is evidence – empirical and impressionistic – to suggest that in many African countries the situation gives serious cause for concern. It is argued that African administrators face problems of a type and a degree of seriousness not experienced by their counterparts in the wealthy developed nations. These factors should be taken into consideration when judgements about organisational performance are made.