Governance in Developing Asia

Edited by Anil B. Deolalikar, University of California, Riverside, US, Shikha Jha and Pilipinas F. Quising, Asian Development Bank, Philippines

• Contents:1. OverviewAnil B. Deolalikar and Shikha JhaPART I GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2. Governance and Developing Asia: Concepts, Measurements, Determinants and a ParadoxM.G. Quibria3. Do Governance Indicators Explain Growth Performance: A Cross-Country Analysis Xuehui Han, Haider A. Khan and Juzhong Zhuang4. Governance and Development Outcomes in Asia Kunal Sen5. Corruption in Asia and the Pacific: A Manifestation of Weak Governance Shikha Jha and Pilipinas F. Quising PART II SERVICE DELIVERY AS THE FACE OF GOVERNANCE 6. The State of Public Services in Developing Asia Anil B. Deolalikar and Shikha Jha7. Harnessing Public-private Service Delivery Arrangements in Developing AsiaJoseph J. Capuno8. Improving Service Provision through DecentralizationGiorgio Brosio9. Improving Education Services: District Governance and Student Learning in Indonesia Menno Pradhan and Joppe de ReePART III ROLE OF EMPOWERMENT IN IMPROVING PUBLIC SERVICES 10. Citizen Empowerment in Service Delivery Babken Babajanian11. Rights, Accountability and Citizenship: India’s Emerging Welfare State Yamini Aiyar and Michael Walton12. Using ICT to Improve Governance and Service Delivery to the PoorSubhash Bhatnagar13. ConclusionAnil B. Deolalikar and Shikha JhaIndex

‘Governance is central to mass prosperity since it affects both the prospects for enhanced and sustained income growth as well as non-income indicators of human development. This volume, edited by Anil Deolalikar, Shikha Jha and Pilipinas Quising, puts together cogent and well-rounded analyses by leading scholars on this topic and hence provides an in-depth and prescient perspective on governance in the Asia-Pacific countries. As such, this is an invaluable contribution and will be welcomed by academics and students as well as policymakers.’