Towards 'reinventing government': the changing perspectives of democratic governance for development

Good governance has now become a passion as all governments and regimes appropriate and/or misappropriate the term for development or populist reasons. However, democratic good governance is the catalyst for development. The idea of reinventing government is necessary in order to confront the dynami...

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Published in:Public administration and development 2008-08, Vol.28 (3), p.234-238
Main Author: Kura, Sulaiman Balarabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capabilities
Democracy
democratic governance
Democratization
Developing countries
Development studies
Economic development
Globalization
good governance
Governance
Government and politics
Governmental reform
Management
MDG
Politics
Public administration
Public management
reinventing government
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Summary:Good governance has now become a passion as all governments and regimes appropriate and/or misappropriate the term for development or populist reasons. However, democratic good governance is the catalyst for development. The idea of reinventing government is necessary in order to confront the dynamics and challenges of development in the era of globalisation. This is the main thrust of this review article. The article reviews three major books, the focus of which provides analytical insight towards reinventing government for achieving the MDGs and other development agenda. The books argue that to redesign and reinvent governments for development, attributes of democratic good governance must be articulated, localised and contextualised based on individual country's historical–political experiences and socio‐economic capabilities. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0271-2075
1099-162X
DOI:10.1002/pad.492