Can good governance be exported? International development assistance is more frequently being applied to strengthening governance in developing countries, and in Exporting Good Governance: Temptations and Challenges in Canada’s Aid Program, the editors bring together diverse perspectives to investigate whether aid for good governance works. The first section of the book outlines the changing face of international development assistance and ideas of good governance. The second section analyzes six nations: three are countries to which Canada has devoted a significant portion of its aid efforts over the past five to ten years: Ghana, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Two are newer and more complex “fragile states,” where Canada has engaged: Haiti and Afghanistan. These five are then compared with Mauritius, which has enjoyed relatively good governance. The final section looks at challenges and new directions for Canadas development policy. Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation
Author(s): Jennifer Welsh, Ngaire Woods
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 336
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Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
I: THE CONTEXT......Page 22
1 The Changing Politics of Aid......Page 24
2 Focusing Aid on Good Governance: Can It Work?......Page 42
3 Boy Scouts and Fearful Angels: The Evolution of Canada’s International Good Governance Agenda......Page 62
II: CASE STUDIES......Page 94
4 Supporting the State through Aid? The Case of Vietnam......Page 96
5 Assisting Civil Society through Aid: The Case of Bangladesh......Page 120
6 The Benefits of an Indirect Approach: The Case of Ghana......Page 140
7 Defence, Development, and Diplomacy: The Case of Afghanistan, 2001–2005......Page 164
8 The Perils of Changing Donor Priorities in Fragile States: The Case of Haiti......Page 190
9 Astute Governance Promotion versus Historical Conditions in Explaining Good Governance: The Case of Mauritius......Page 224
III: THE IMPLICATIONS......Page 244
10 Managing Canada’s Growing Development Cooperation: Out of the Labyrinth......Page 246
11 Donor Coordination and Good Governance: Donor-Led and Recipient-Led Approaches......Page 274
12 Conclusion: Challenges and New Directions for Canada......Page 300
References......Page 324
Notes on Contributors......Page 346
A......Page 350
B......Page 351
C......Page 352
D......Page 353
F......Page 355
G......Page 356
H......Page 358
I......Page 359
M......Page 360
O......Page 361
S......Page 362
V......Page 363
Z......Page 364
