02821nam 2200517 450 991080730520332120230617011457.01-62637-383-310.1515/9781626373839(CKB)3710000000769344(EBL)4451543(Au-PeEL)EBL4451543(CaPaEBR)ebr11271491(OCoLC)960164157(DE-B1597)623485(DE-B1597)9781626373839(MiAaPQ)EBC4451543(EXLCZ)99371000000076934420040218d2004 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMaking sense of governance empirical evidence from sixteen developing countries /Goran Hyden, Julius Court, and Kenneth MeaseBoulder, Colorado :Lynne Rienner Publishers,2004.1 online resource (x, 262 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-58826-267-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Governance, democracy, and development -- Governance performance : the aggregate picture -- Civil society -- Political society -- Government -- The bureaucracy -- Economic society -- The judiciary -- Conclusions.Although governance has been the focus of a considerable body of literature on democratic transitions and consolidation, data to support the claim that the concept is a useful one has been lacking. Now, however, Making Sense of Governance clearly shows the utility of research on governance, presenting empirical evidence from sixteen developing countries.The authors focus on six arenas: civil, political, and economic society and the executive, bureaucracy, and judiciary. Demonstrating conclusively for the first time that perceptions of governance by local stakeholders are realistic indicators of the nature and quality of a political regime, they also reveal the dynamic nature of governance and to what extent it correlates with socioeconomic variables.This comprehensive study is based on interviews in Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Tanzania, Thailand, and Togo.Comparative governmentResearchDeveloping countriesPolitics and governmentComparative governmentResearch.320.9172/4Hydén Göran1938-243697Court JuliusMease Kenneth1951-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807305203321Making sense of governance4045062UNINA