Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
In 1989, the World Bank conceptualized 'governance' in the context of which of the following?
AAustralia
BNew Zealand
CSub-Saharan Africa ✓ Correct
DUnited Kingdom
Correct answer: (C) Sub-Saharan Africa — The World Bank conceptualized governance in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Explanation
★The World Bank conceptualized governance in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa.
★It did so in a 1989 report on the region's development crisis.
★The report traced the crisis to a crisis of governance.
★It pointed to weak institutions, corruption and poor accountability.
★From this came the Bank's wider interest in good governance.
★Governance later became a key theme in development thinking.
★So the idea was first framed around Sub-Saharan Africa.
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