The "good governance" concept revisited

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 603, Issue , 2006, Pages 269-283

  Nanda, Ved P ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b United States Institute of Human Rights   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^d American Law Institute   (United States)

^e AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Aid; Conditionality; Cultural context; Good governance; International Monetary Fund; Rule of law; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444432069     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205282847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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