The Political Economy of Good Governance / Sisay Asefa, Wei-Chiao Huang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huang, Wei-Chiao, editor.

Sisay Asefa, 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performance--Measurement.

Performance.

Government accountability.

Economic policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute Employment Research, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A notable group of social scientists explore the political economy of good governance and how it relates to performance management, the influence of political parties, education and health issues in developing countries, the economic performance of transition economies, and the effects of climate on poverty.

Contents:

Introduction / Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang

The role of performance management in good governance / Carolyn J. Heinrich

Political parties, democracy, and "good governance" / John Ishiyama

Good governance in transition economies : a comparative analysis / Susan J. Linz

Governance challenges in education and health care in developing countries / Seema Jayachandran

Governance problems and priorities for local climate adaptation and poverty alleviation / Stephen C. Smith

The challenges of good governance and leadership in developing countries : cases from Africa and China / Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang.

Notes:

Series cosponsored by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

"Based on presentations made at the forty-ninth annual Werner Sichel Economics Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Economics during the 2012-2013 academic year on the campus of Western Michigan University"--page vii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-88099-498-3

OCLC:

912012282