Exporting Good Governance: Temptations and Challenges in Canada’s Aid Program

by Jennifer Welsh (Editor)

Can good governance be exported? International development assistance is more frequently being applied to strengthening governance in developing countries, and in Exporting Good Temptations and Challenges in Canada’s Aid Program , the editors bring together diverse perspectives to investigate whether aid for good governance works. The first section of the book outlines the changing face of international development assistance and ideas of good governance. The second section analyzes six three are countries to which Canada has devoted a significant portion of its aid efforts over the past five to ten Ghana, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Two are newer and more complex “fragile states,” where Canada has Haiti and Afghanistan. These five are then compared with Mauritius, which has enjoyed relatively good governance. The final section looks at challenges and new directions for Canadas development policy. Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007