The political economy of good governance

Introduction / Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang -- The role of performance management in good governance / Carolyn J. Heinrich -- Political parties, democracy, and "good governance" / John Ishiyama -- Good governance in transition economies : a comparative analysis / Susan J. Linz -- Governance challenges in education and health care in developing countries / Seema Jayachandran -- Governance problems and priorities for local climate adaptation and poverty alleviation / Stephen C. Smith -- The challenges of good governance and leadership in developing countries : cases from Africa and China / Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang