ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the apparatus that governments, in general, and South Africa, in particular, utilizes in order to perform organizational roles and functions assigned to it. The application of such an apparatus enables government to unpack the processes in a value chain from policy design to service delivery. The apparatus of government makes it possible to bridge the gap between policy intent and actual changes to the conditions of people on grassroots level. An analysis of public affairs is incomplete without contemplating the role of the state and its governance structure, the government, in society. A government's macro organization is an extremely complex activity that is typically influenced by issues such as political ideology, level of constitutionalism, demography of society, economic considerations, and geographical variables. The apparatus typically utilized in this respect includes the police service, the judiciary, and in more severe cases, the defense force and intelligence services. Government's apparatus facilitates the development of a policy-making/policy implementation value chain.
