Title: Good enough governance : poverty reduction and reform in developing countries

Authors: Grindle, Merilee S.

Place: [Birmingham

Publisher: University of Birmingham. Governance and social development resource centre (GSDRC)]

Year: 2002

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: governance, poverty alleviation, decentralization in government, accountability, public administration

Abstract: This paper argues that the avenues open to countries attempting to improve bureaucratic performance are profoundly influenced by their governance contexts. This obvious point is often neglected by those using the rhetoric of ‘democratizing’ and decentralizing the bureaucracy.

URL: http://www.gsdrc.org/docs/open/HD32.pdf

Document type: Portal