Good Government: The Relevance of Political Science - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857934929 ISBN 13 : 9780857934925

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

In all societies, the quality of government institutions is of the utmost importance for the well-being of its citizens. Problems like high infant mortality, lack of access to safe water, unhappiness and poverty are not primarily caused by a lack of technical equipment, effective medicines or other types of knowledge generated by the natural or engineering sciences. Instead, the critical problem is that the majority of the world s population live in societies that have dysfunctional government institutions. Central issues discussed in the book include: how can good government be conceptualized and measured, what are the effects of 'bad government' and how can the quality of government be improved?

Good Government will prove invaluable for students in political science, public policy and public administration. Researchers in political science and the social sciences, as well as policy analysts working in government, international and independent policy organizations will also find plenty to interest them in this resourceful compendium.

Contributors: E. Andersson, M. Bauhr, N. Charron, C. Dahlstrom, M.A. Fardigh, S. Holmberg, V. Lapuente, S.I. Lindberg, N. Nasiritousi, H. Oscarsson, A. Persson, B. Rothstein, M. Samanni, M. Sjostedt, H.O. Stensota, J. Teorell, L. Wangnerud

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Sören Holmberg, Senior Professor, Department of Political Science and Bo Rothstein, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857934929
• ISBN 13: 9780857934925
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Holmberg Sören, Rothstein Bo
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible