Is good governance good for development?
by Chowdhury, Anis Jomo K. S., (Jomo Kwame Sundaram)
« 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 t…
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- Full title :Is good governance good for development? / edited by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury.
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« 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 » --P. [4] de la couv.
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- Publication Date:2012.
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- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
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- Description:1 v. ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781780932217, 1780932219, 9781780932224, 1780932227
- oclc:ocn812982213
- LC Classification:HC59.7
- Dewey Decimal:338.90091724
Table of Contents
1. Introduction : Governance and development -- 2. The seductiveness of good governance -- 3. Good governance and donors -- 4. Perception and misperception in governance research : evidence from Latin America -- 5. Good governance scripts : will compliance improve form or functionality? -- 6. Is governance reform a catalyst for development? -- 7. "Poor governance" for development in China and Vietnam -- 8. Beyond good governance : an agenda for developmental governance.
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