'Good governance': the itinerary of an idea

Author(s)
Mkandawire, Thandike
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2007-08-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Governance and citizenship
Keywords
Development methods
World Bank and IMF

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130895
DOI
10.1080/09614520701469997
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The concept of good governance originated among African scholars in relation to state-society relations in Africa, expressing the concern that these be developmental, democratic, and socially inclusive. The term has since been taken up by the international development business - in particular the World Bank - and used by them as a new label for aid conditionality, in particular structural adjustment in all its various manifestations.
Pages
2
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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