In Good Government in the Tropics, Judith Tendler questions widely
prevailing views about why governments so often perform poorly and
about what causes them to improve. Drawing on a set of four cases
involving public bureaucracies at work under the direction of an
innovative state government in Brazil, the book offers findings of
significance to the current debates about organization of the
public-sector workplace, public service delivery, decentralization,
and the interaction between government and civil society. The case
chapters represent four different sectors, each traditionally
spoken for by its distinct experts, literatures, and public
agnecies -- rural preventive health, small enterprise development,
agricultural extension for small farmers, and employment-creating
public works construction and drought relief. With findings that
cut across these sectoral boundaries, the book raises questions
about the policy advice proferred by the international donor
community. It shifts the terms of the prevailing debate away from
mistrust of government toward an understanding of the circumstances
under which public servants become truly committed to their work
and public service improves dramatically.
"The traditional focus on trying to eliminate 'rent-seeking' by
reducing the state's role has made a contribution but lost much of
its charisma. Theoreticians and practitioners alike are looking for
new ideas and Tendler offers a quite intriguing set of them. The
cases demonstrate surprising counter-intuitive results that will be
of interest even to those with little substantive interest in the
particular setting described. Theoretical novelty and elegant use
of evidence combine to makethis book a clear winner." -- Peter
Evans, University of California at Berkeley
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