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Introduction Governance and Developing Societies: JAMIL E . J REISAT Governance is not a topic that easily lends itself to neat and p recise de n itions. Although con cepts and practi ces of g overnance ar e profoundly u nder-speci ed , they are frequently as sociated with three dimensions: how and why governments are structured, what processes they em ploy i n g overning, an d what results they are able to accomplish in serving t heir societies. As scholars continue to marvel over w hat t heories and mo dels are utilized in the design an d imp lementation of activities and po licies of g overnance, po pular v iews boldly af rm that “better gov- ernance i s Third W o rld’s best hope” (Cro ssette 2000:D4) t o remedy their political and eco nomic w oes. S peaking at the University of H avana, t he United N ations Sec- retary General K o A nnan, declared: “T he i ssue is primarily one o f govern ance — how t he international community o f soverei gn s tates and mu ltilateral organizations copes w ith g lobal ch allenges and h http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Developing Societies (in 2002 continued as Perspectives on Global Development and Technology) Brill

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Governance and Developing Societies: JAMIL E . J REISAT Governance is not a topic that easily lends itself to neat and p recise de n itions. Although con cepts and practi ces of g overnance ar e profoundly u nder-speci ed , they are frequently as sociated with three dimensions: how and why governments are structured, what processes they em ploy i n g overning, an d what results they are able to accomplish in serving t heir societies. As scholars continue to marvel over w hat t heories and mo dels are utilized in the design an d imp lementation of activities and po licies of g overnance, po pular v iews boldly af rm that “better gov- ernance i s Third W o rld’s best hope” (Cro ssette 2000:D4) t o remedy their political and eco nomic w oes. S peaking at the University of H avana, t he United N ations Sec- retary General K o A nnan, declared: “T he i ssue is primarily one o f govern ance — how t he international community o f soverei gn s tates and mu ltilateral organizations copes w ith g lobal ch allenges and h

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Published: Jan 1, 2001

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