Is good governance good for development?
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Is good governance good for development?
(The United Nations series on development)
Bloomsbury Academic, published in association with the United Nations, 2012
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com.
While good governance is a worthy goal, this book argues that it is not a prerequisite for economic growth or development. The book exposes the methodological shortcomings of the commonly-used governance indicators developed within the World Bank. The authors argue that donors should not impose onerous good governance conditions, expecting the developing world to simulate now-developed countries. They contend that most poor countries lack the administrative and financial capacity to achieve these reforms or institutions - so donor conditionality often becomes a recipe for failure.
In place of grand government reforms aimed at enhancing market efficiency, the book's position is that the reform agenda should target strategic bottlenecks for development and enhance the state's capacity to deal with these disruptions. Bringing together contributions from leading political scientists, political economists and development practitioners, this is the first book to provide a systematic critical perspective on received notions of good governance.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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List of contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction - Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury
Chapter 2 The Seductiveness of Good Governance - Rita Abrahamsen
Chapter 3 Good Governance and Donors - Brian Van Arkadie
Chapter 4 Perception and Misperception in Governance Research: Evidence from Latin America - Marcus J. Kurtz and Andrew Schrank
Chapter 5 Good Governance Scripts: Will Compliance Improve Form or Functionality? - Matt Andrews
Chapter 6 Is Governance Reform a Catalyst for Development? - Arthur A. Goldsmith
Chapter 7 'Poor Governance' for Development in China and Vietnam - Martin Painter
Chapter 8 Beyond Good Governance: An Agenda for Developmental Governance - Mushtaq Khan
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