Good Governance and Development

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An exploration of the implications of the 'good governance' agendas for developing and newly democratized countries. The book assesses the 'good governance' agenda and examines the view of the international development agencies. Finally it considers the contribution political science can make to an understanding of each dimension of governance. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Tables Preface 1 Governance Agendas Political conditionalities Meanings of ‘good governance’ The enforcement of political conditionalities Support for governance reforms The aims of good governance Interdependencies Conclusion 2 Political Accountability Good governance and democratic accountability The costs of bad governance Components of political accountability Enforcement Answerability Constraints on legislative oversight The context of reform Conclusion 3 Human Rights Rights and claims Rights and development International support for human rights The scope of human rights Universalism vs. relativism Enforcing human rights Conclusion 4 The Rule of Law International support for the rule of law Defining the rule of law The rule of law and political development The rule of law and economic development The rule of law and poverty alleviation Aid and judicial independence Protecting judicial independence The politics of law reform Conclusion 5 The Decentralization of Political Power Decentralization and good governance Decentralization and development Aid projects Responsiveness State legitimacy Poverty reduction Promoting the participation of the poor Strengthening responsiveness to the poor The state and poverty Prerequisites of successful decentralization Conclusion 6 Political Pluralism Pluralism and civil society Aid to pluralism Pluralism and development Pluralist democracy Political parties Party systems and pluralism Sustainable political parties Organized interests Freedom of association and the poor Conclusion 7 Participation Donors’ views on participation Participation and development Supporting participation Forms of participation Participation and the effectiveness of development projects Empowerment Conclusion 8 Eradicating Corruption Introduction: the cost of corruption Agency views on corruption Donor assistance Corruption and development Beneficial corruption? Explaining corruption Anti-corruption strategies Obstacles to reform Conclusion 9 Transparent and Accountable Public Administration ‘Horizontal’ accountability Aiding accountability Administrative accountability and development Factors affecting accountability Mechanisms of accountability Conclusion 10 Efficient Public Management Introduction Public management and development Supporting better public management Policy-making capacity in government Efficient service delivery mechanisms Reforming public servants Conclusion 11 Economic Reform and Poverty Alleviation Introduction National economic planning New policy directions Consequences of economic liberalism Poverty alleviation Assessment of poverty-reduction efforts Conclusion 12 Conclusion Democracy and development The enforcement of conditionality New imperialism Making conditionality work Bibliography Index