measures of governance. The associations are robust in a regression framework that exploits within-country variation over time … simplistic policy prescriptions, a sizable increase in the number of ministers is likely bad news for governance …

discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with … recommendations for how developing country societies might sustain real achievements in participatory governance and domestic …

procurement indicators are not strongly associated with other "governance"-related outcomes in firm surveys that are unrelated to …

adoption of two different types of participatory governance institutions influences municipal tax collection in Brazil …

The authors examine the role of governance-measured by level of corruption and quality of bureaucracy-and ask how it … public spending can be explained by quality of governance. The authors find that public health spending lowers child and … infant mortality rates in countries with good governance. The results also indicate that as countries improve their …

organizations? recommendations for good governance. Yet the institutional design of multilayered government can create tensions as … actors are associated with worse local development outcomes. This evidence suggests that greater competition between elite …

governance, as measured by aid distribution outcomes. In villages where elected councils exist and manage distributions, aid … distribution jointly with customary leaders also increases embezzlement. Thus, while elected councils can improve governance …

countries need to improve their governance and build the capacity of the public sector to improve living standards, the Bank …'s performance in assisting governments in building state capacity and achieving better governance outcomes has been disappointing …