Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Roads as a sign of governance

Imnakoya asks the good question: When does the lack of public infrastructure indicate the failure of governance?

Then he offers a 2-minute slide show of roads near Lagos as evidence. Your students should be able to debate the issue and then look for other evidence to back up various positions that answer the question.

Discerning governance
Looking through the pictures below, I wonder what governance (the activity of governing) is if indicators as such simple and vital infrastructure like motorable roads are not available…

At which point is government considered a failure? How is such consideration made, and by whom?..




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