Building democratic institutions : governance reform in developing countries / G. Shabbir Cheema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheema, G. Shabbir.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Developing countries.

Democracy.

Developing countries--Politics and government.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Shabbir Cheema draws on a wealth of case studies from around the world to clarify the links among governance, democracy, and human development and to identify the conditions that make democracy work.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Democracy, Governance and Development""; ""Elections and Democracy""; ""Integrity in Governance""; ""Strengthening Parliamentary Process""; ""Promoting Human Rights Through Inclusive Democracy""; ""Democracy at the Grass Roots Through Decentralization""; ""Globalization and Public Sector Management Capacity""; ""Judicial Reform""; ""Governance in Crisis Situations""; ""Sustaining Democracy""; ""Bibliography""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.

ISBN:

1-56549-619-1

1-56549-197-1

OCLC:

923218115