| Good Governance in the Era of Global Neoliberalism: Conflict and Depolitization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa Contributor(s): Demmers, Jolle (Editor), Fernández Jilberto, Alex E. (Editor), Hogenboom, Barbara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415341167 ISBN-13: 9780415341165 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Good governance has become the major buzzword in aid policy and development thinking today. The concept is often defined as a political regime based on the model of a liberal democratic polity, which protects human and civil rights, combined with a competent, non-corrupt and accountable public administration. By making use of a wide range of in-depth case studies from various developing countries and post-communist states, this book analyzes the causes and effects of neoliberal restructuring and the process of depolitization that went with it. The contributors critically examine the contradictory nature of good governance and the consequences that have been seen to go with it. This important book provides a refreshing contribution to the literature on good governance. It will provide and interesting read for those with an interest in economics and development studies as well as being useful to policy makers and non-governmental organizations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Political Science - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 382.71 |
| LCCN: 2003070392 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.34" W x 9.52" (1.54 lbs) 372 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new collection critically examines the new global policy of 'good governance'. This catchphrase of aid policy and development thinking has been the subject of too little analysis to date. This book redresses the balance. It places the prefix 'good', and exactly what that means, under the microscope and examines the impact of neoliberal governance in a wide range of countries and territories, including Chile, Russia, Argentina and Indonesia. |