Governance and developing countries
By: edited by Jamil E. Jreisat
Contributors: Jreisat, Jamil E
Series: International studies in sociology and social anthropology -- v. 82
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Economic development -- Political aspects; Public administration -- Developing countries; Technical assistance -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Politics and government; Developing countries -- Social conditions; Developing countries -- Economic policy
Description: "Governance is not a topic that easily lends itself to neat and precise definitions. Although concepts and practices of governance are profoundly under-specified, they are frequently associated with three dimensions: how and why governments are structured, what processes they employ in governing, and what results they are able to accomplish in serving their societies.

As scholars continue to marvel over what theories and models are utilized in the design and implementation of activities and policies of governance, popular views boldly affirm that better governance is the Third World's best hope to remedy their political and economic woes. The articles in this book represent a wide range of scholarly interests that extend from the abstract and conceptual to the specific and applied."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes