Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reform in Developing Countries* Merilee S. Grindle Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development Kennedy School of Government Harvard University merilee_grindle@harvard.edu November 2002 “People now place their hope in God‚ since the government is no longer involved in such matters.”1 So lamented a poverty-stricken citizen of Armenia. Indeed‚ it is all too clear that when governments perform poorly‚ resources are wasted‚ services go
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Is Another Country’s Educational System Better? Doubtlessly‚ different countries may have different educational systems but who knows which of them is better. I am an international student who came from Malaysia‚ a country which is located in Southeast Asia then came to the United States‚ a country which is far apart from my home country‚ to pursue a higher education. Many of my friends often ask me whether Malaysia or the United States is better but I could not answer them with certainty because
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THE THESIS Using cross-country data‚ I examine how foreign aid affects economic growth in developing countries over the period from 1975 to 2000. I find evidence that foreign aid significantly and negatively correlates with growth in developing countries. However‚ foreign aid to inland countries as well as to South Asian countries during the period of 1992-2000 is found to have a positive impact on growth. In addition‚ a strong divergence trend is found among countries in the data set. The results
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people with perhaps a little thought accept this but only as theory. Either way‚ a do-nothing approach as we saw it in The Managerial Imperative is persuasive. The waste in business and government is staggering. Plenty of analysis but often no meaningful plan. We have modeled the world to death on many irrelevant issues. What is the point? It is two-fold: one‚ planning fascinates many employees over and over again; and two‚ some people have gone from the do-nothing theory to doing too much too fast
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the Four Imperatives Robert Bryce poses some interesting solutions to the US energy industry. With the recent growth in production of natural gas‚ and the clear benefits of nuclear energy it is easy to see why he might come to the conclusion that those two energy resources should dominate the energy industry of the future. However the premise on which his ideas are built is severely flawed. Robert Bryce seems to believe that the only possible outcomes are extreme scenarios. He makes this clear
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with examples Kant’s theory of Categorical Imperative Kantian ethics is a deontological‚ absolute theory proposed by Immanuel Kant in the late 1700’s. Kant taught that an action could only count as the action of a good will if it satisfied the test of the Categorical Imperative. The categorical imperative is based around the idea to act solely for the sake of duty. For example‚ you should share your sweets because it is a good thing to do; not because it makes you feel good. Consequentially‚ Kant would
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various contagious diseases. We cannot reject information that the world is divided into MDCs (more developed countries)‚ NICs (newly industrialized countries) and LDCs (less developed countries). In this piece of work I am going to find solutions to improve people’s lives in the two latter ones. Nowadays high proportions of people live in cities in LDCs and NICs. Less fortunate countries are constantly undergoing a period of urban growth and urbanization similar to that in Europe during the
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WHAT EXTENT THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEPEND ON THE INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚ is a nation with a low living standard‚ undeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. Meanwhile‚ an industrial country also known as developed country or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure
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whether they are moral or not‚ we use many moral dilemmas. One of them is Kant’s categorical imperative. This essay presents Kant’s project of categorical imperative. Then‚ I will explain that rulers should appeal to Kant’s categorical imperative when making foreign policy decision. In order to support my point of view‚ I will give importance to the reasons of why rulers appeal to categorical imperative when making foreign policy‚ so I have two reasons for this. One of them is that states depend
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Education is the most Important Factor In the Development of a country EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY Education is an important situation all over the world‚ and is maybe one of the most forgotten topics in the underdeveloped countries. This is the main reason why they don’t contribute to the progress of their own countries. Education is a human right‚ and as a fundamental right it is the responsibility of governments to provide it. The most important
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