Quality of government and governance outcomes

Readings and class materials for Thursday, September 11, 2025

Readings

•  Bo Rothstein, “Creating Political Legitimacy,” American Behavioral Scientist 53, no. 3 (November 2009): 311–30, https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764209338795.

•  Bo Rothstein and Jan Teorell, “What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions,” Governance 21, no. 2 (April 2008): 165–90, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0491.2008.00391.x.

•  Christoph Jindra and Ana Vaz, “Good Governance and Multidimensional Poverty: A Comparative Analysis of 71 Countries,” Governance 32, no. 4 (October 2019): 657–75, https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12394.