| Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development Contributor(s): Hout, Wil (Editor), Robison, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415465672 ISBN-13: 9780415465670 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This book seeks to understand how governance agendas are constructed at both the global and national levels and asks what factors define success and failure in their implementation. It features case studies drawn from Africa, Latin America and Asia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Non-classifiable - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 338.900 |
| LCCN: 2008024832 |
| Series: Routledge/Garnet |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about the way 'governance' has become the new orthodoxy of development, following earlier failed attempts at building working market economies through policy reform in developing countries. Considering how its proponents define 'good governance', the contributors to this volume assess why programmes of governance building in developing countries have proven to be no less problematic than the previous agendas of market reform. Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development challenges ideas that deeper political and social problems of development may be addressed by institutional or governance fixes. It examines the principles and prescriptions of 'good' governance as part of larger conflicts over power and its distribution. The volume provides:
The collection will be essential reading for researchers and scholars of international political economy, governance studies and political science. |