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

• TeilnehmendeR: Huang, Wei-Chiao,; Sisay Asefa, 1950-
• Place / Publishing House: Kalamazoo, Michigan : : W.E. Upjohn Institute Employment Research,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (182 p.)
• 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.

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.

Table of 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.