Building Democratic Institutions: Governance Reform in Developing Countries

In the literature on globalization, democratization, and development, there are frequent exhortations to promote "good governance," but it is not always clear just what comprises "good governance." Cheema (Principal Adviser on Governance, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations) here lays out the attributes of democratic governance and points to cases of good practice. He further seeks to identify conditions that make good governance possible. He presen...