"Good governance" has become a central term in the international discussion on development co-operation. What is actually meant by "good governance"? By which yardstick can it be measured? How is governance related to development, political participation and democracy? What implications does...

A fundamental change is emerging in the World Bank's perception of the problems of the debt overhang and in its ideas for development strategies. The author examines the implications for debtor countries.

This article, an evaluation of Dr Jürgen Westphalen's contribution "A Critical Reply to Dom Hélder Câmara" which was published In INTERECONOMICS No. 12, December 1970, p. 371 seq., reveals the opposite views of the economic specialists and social reformers in matters of development policy.