TY - BOOK ID - 133485967 TI - On "Good" Politicians and "Bad" Policies : Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth AU - Ritzen, J. M. M. AU - Woolcock, Michael J. V. AU - Easterly, William PY - 2000 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Economic development. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133485967 AB - One of the primary reasons that otherwise good politicians enact bad policies in countries all over the world, but especially in low-income countries, is that they face significant constraints in their efforts to bring about reform. These constraints, the "room for maneuver", are shaped by the degree of social cohesion in a country and the quality of its institution. ER -