governance

Voters Don’t Care About Good Governance

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 5, 2021

It's a sad fact that voters have very short memories and they also don't care about good governance except for the very moment when bad governance affects them. While we should always be extremely dubious of any material coming out of Third Way hacks, it's...

Robert Farley

The End of the Local

By Robert Farley

On December 1, 2011

Given that some recent posts have dealt with the contrast between central and local control over violence, this from Jason Sorens is interesting: In 1927, local revenue decentralization (LRD) still.

Robert Farley

Policy Success Reaps Few Rewards…

By Robert Farley

On May 1, 2010

John Styles, via Chris Blattman: About a week after the earthquake, economist Tyler Cowen wrote that Obama looked like the "Haiti president": Obama will (and should) do something about this.

Thinking Differently about Somalia, Governance and Piracy

By Charli Carpenter

In General

On April 26, 2010

That's what economist Benjamin Powell is doing at the Freeman, where he notes that Western observers who refer to Somalia's "failed state" status generally overlook the importance of Xeer, the customary law system that holds clan-based society together none too badly. As for piracy? Although...