On "good" politicians and "bad" policies : social cohesion, institutions, and growth

Jo Ritzen, William Easterly, Michael Woolcock

One of the primary reasons that otherwise good politicians enact bad policies in countries all over the world, but especially in low-income countries, is that they face significant constraints in their efforts to bring about reform. These constraints, the "room for maneuver", are shaped by the degree of social cohesion in a country and the quality of its institution

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Year of publication:	[2000]
Authors:	Ritzen, J. M. M.
Other Persons:	Woolcock, Michael J. V. (contributor) ; Easterly, William (contributor)
Institutions:	World Bank / Development Research Group / Macroeconomics and Growth (contributor) ; World Bank / Office of the Vice President for Development Policy (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, DC : World Bank, World Bank, Office of the Vice President, Development Policy, and Development Research Group, Macroeconomics and Growth
Subject:	Institutionelle Infrastruktur \| Institutional infrastructure \| Welt \| World \| Gesellschaftliches Bewusstsein \| Social consciousness \| Soziale Werte \| Social values \| Politische Reform \| Political reform

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Extent:	Online-Ressource
Series:	Policy research working paper ; 2448
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	"September 2000"--Cover Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-33) Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 08, 2002 Also available in print.
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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