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Dummy Author - Is Good Governance Good for Development? - 9781780932217 - V9781780932217
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Is Good Governance Good for Development?

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Description for Is Good Governance Good for Development? Hardback. Governance, Development and Growth critically evaluates conventional ideas about governance and development , highlighting that while good governance is a worthy goal by itself, it is not a prerequisite for economic growth or development as the donor community commonly believes. Editor(s): Sundaram, Jomo Kwame; Chowdhury, Anis; Chowdhury, Anisuzzaman (Anis). Series: The United Nations Series on Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
The United Nations Series on Development
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780932217
SKU
V9781780932217
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About Dummy Author
Jomo Kwame Sundaram was United Nations Assistant-Secretary General for Economic Development. He was awarded the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought in 2007. Anis Chowdhury is Chief of the Macroeconomic and Development Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations. He was Senior Economic ... Read more

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