BRIAN SMITH is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Dundee, UK, and a Visiting Professor in Politics at the University of Exeter, UK. He is author of Understanding Third World Politics (also Palgrave Macmillan).

'[A] useful broad introduction to many oif the central issues in govenance' - Jo Rowlands, Development in Practice

• Governance AgendasPolitical AccountabilityHuman RightsThe Rule of LawDecentralizationPolitical PluralismParticipationEradicating CorruptionTransparent and Accountable Public AdministrationEfficient Public ManagementEconomic Reform and Poverty AlleviationConclusion.

BRIAN SMITH is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Dundee, UK, and a Visiting Professor in Politics at the University of Exeter, UK. He is author of Understanding Third World Politics (also Palgrave Macmillan).

'[A] useful broad introduction to many oif the central issues in govenance' - Jo Rowlands, Development in Practice

• Governance AgendasPolitical AccountabilityHuman RightsThe Rule of LawDecentralizationPolitical PluralismParticipationEradicating CorruptionTransparent and Accountable Public AdministrationEfficient Public ManagementEconomic Reform and Poverty AlleviationConclusion.

BRIAN SMITH is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Dundee, UK, and a Visiting Professor in Politics at the University of Exeter, UK. He is author of Understanding Third World Politics (also Palgrave Macmillan).

'[A] useful broad introduction to many oif the central issues in govenance' - Jo Rowlands, Development in Practice

• Governance AgendasPolitical AccountabilityHuman RightsThe Rule of LawDecentralizationPolitical PluralismParticipationEradicating CorruptionTransparent and Accountable Public AdministrationEfficient Public ManagementEconomic Reform and Poverty AlleviationConclusion.