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100			_aMorrell, Kevin
245			_aWhat is governance in the 'public interest'? The case of the 1995 property forum in post-conflict Nicaragua
260			_c2012
300			_ap.412-428.
520			_aﾑPublic interest' (synonymous here with ﾑcommon goodﾒ and ﾑpublic goodﾒ) is a central concept in public administration. In an important, basic sense, we evaluate the effectiveness of governments in terms of whether their policies are detrimental to, or benefit, public interest. However there are problems operationalizing public interest: it seems a concept that is simultaneously indispensable yet vague. While difficulties operationalizing public interest are widely understood, a further problem is insufficiently acknowledged. This is that many features underpinning public interest (a tradition of citizenship, stable government, a rule of law, basic infrastructures) are taken for granted in established democracies. However, in other contexts we cannot assume these. Examining what public interest means in developing countries can be useful to identify these taken for granted assumptions, and to re-examine this ubiquitous and enduring concept. We do this through a case study of land rights reform in post conflict Nicaragua. - R
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aHarrington-Buhay, Nicola
773			_aPublic Administration
908			_aN
909			_a97075
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