In many countries, the resistances that obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances are linked to firmly anchored beliefs that have to do with to the proper ways of acting in society. For many years, much was expected...

1. France and the United States : two sets for a single scene -- 2. China : between guanxi and celestial bureaucracy -- 3. Unity and tribalism in Jordan -- 4. Local forms of support in all their diversity : a comparative survey -- 5. Values materialize in harmony with individual cultures.