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Govern Like Us: U.S. Expectations of Poor Countries
M. A. Thomas
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Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 graphs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
In the poorest countries, such as Afghanistan, Haiti, and Mali, the United States has struggled to work with governments whose corruption and lack of capacity are increasingly seen to be the cause of instability and poverty. The development and security communities call for "good governance" to improve the rule of law, democratic accountability, and the delivery of public goods and services. The United States and other rich liberal democracies insist that this is the only legitimate model of governance. Yet poor governments cannot afford to govern according to these ideals and instead are compelled to rely more heavily on older, ... Read more
In the poorest countries, such as Afghanistan, Haiti, and Mali, the United States has struggled to work with governments whose corruption and lack of capacity are increasingly seen to be the cause of instability and poverty. The development and security communities call for "good governance" to improve the rule of law, democratic accountability, and the delivery of public goods and services. The United States and other rich liberal democracies insist that this is the only legitimate model of governance. Yet poor governments cannot afford to govern according to these ideals and instead are compelled to rely more heavily on older, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
557 g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231171205
SKU
V9780231171205
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About M. A. Thomas
M. A. Thomas is a lawyer and political economist who has worked as a governance specialist for foreign aid donors in some of the world's poorest countries. From 2005 until 2014, she was associate professor of international development at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University. Her articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, ... Read more
Reviews for Govern Like Us: U.S. Expectations of Poor Countries
M. A. Thomas is critical of our policy-rightly so-but refrains from relativism and bombast. She provides a useful contrarian perspective that is difficult to ignore.
Michael Johnston, Colgate University In recent years, there has been a broad recognition in rich countries that poor government is a leading cause of poverty, and they have undertaken vast programs to stem corruption ... Read more
Michael Johnston, Colgate University In recent years, there has been a broad recognition in rich countries that poor government is a leading cause of poverty, and they have undertaken vast programs to stem corruption ... Read more