Since the publication of path-breaking contributions on the governance of environmental resources in the early 1990s … many political initiatives have been taken, many governance experiments have been run, and a large multidisciplinary field … three essential dimensions with respect to governance. First, it addresses the issue of designing governance solutions …

-level governance and what these theories suggest with respect to the selection of a contractual approach. It begins with an overview of …

, governance, and social and political participation). To take up this challenge, modules on Governance, Democracy and Multiple … on governance; the perception of decentralisation policies at local level; the level and vitality of social and political …

New factors such as governance, ownership and citizen’s participation are now a central focus of development programmes … institutions) and type of political regime or, more generally speaking, the society’s system of values. To meet this major … development and for monitoring them in quantitative terms. Three specific modules (Multiple Dimensions of Poverty, Governance and …

, 2001; Langlois, 2002). Third, Western societies have been evolving dramatically. Governance, specifically, has become more …

The emergence of institutions, governance and especially corruption as major development considerations has generated a … matters of “good governance”. These findings make a case for a more cautious and rational use of global governance indicators …