Governing Failure - Provisional Expertise Transformation of Global Development Finance

Traces an important shift in international development policy as global institutions have become preoccupied with policy failure. This title is also available as Open Access.

List of contents

Part I. Understanding How Global Governance Works: 1. Introduction; 2. A meso-level analysis; Part II. History: 3. What came before; 4. Transformations; Part III. New Governance Strategies: 5. Fostering ownership; 6. Developing global standards; 7. Managing risk and vulnerability; 8. Measuring results; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. The politics of failure and the future of provisional governance.

About the author

Jacqueline Best is an Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Her work focuses on the social, cultural and political underpinnings of the global economic system, which she studies by examining how organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank work to govern the global economy.

Summary

Traces an important shift in international development policy as global institutions have become preoccupied with policy failure. This title is also available as Open Access.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Best, Jacqueline (University of Ottawa) Best, Best Jacqueline
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.01.2014
• EAN: 9781107035041
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03504-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, International Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies