PART 1: LIMITS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN BUILDING A DEVELOPMENTAL STATE 1. The Crux of the Crisis: A Governance Analysis of Philippine Underdevelopment - Weena Gera 2. Political De-development, Corruption and Governance in Thailand - Ake Tangsupvattana 3. The Political Economy of Forest Governance in Post-Suharto Indonesia - Maharani Hapsari 4. Assessing Brazilian Government Efficiency in Nur-turing the Private Sector: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis on Industrial Policy - Waldemiro Francisco Sorte Junior 5. Assessing the Context of Governance and Develop-mental State in Myanmar (1988-2010) - Sai Khaing Myo Tun PART 2: LIMITS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN DECENTRA-LIZATION AND LOCAL AUTONOMY 6. Ideal and Reality of Local Governance - Hirotsune Kimura 7. Building Good Governance through Decentralization in Indonesia (Recognizing Some Inhibiting Factors in the Implementation Stage) - Tri Widodo Wahyu Utomo 8. Incongruities in Espoused Governance Values and Actions in Local Economic Development (LED): The Case of Local Governments of the Philippines - Aser B. Javier 9. Explaining Legislative Oversight in Philippine Sub-national Governments: Institutional Impediments in Good Governance - Eilen May V. Abellera PART 3: LIMITS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN VARIOUS FACETS OF DEVELOPMENT 10. Is Land Reform a Failure in the Philippines? An Assessment on CARP - Jose Elvinia 11. Developing State Capacity in Indonesia: Lessons from Technical Assistance Program in the Ministry of Finance - Mukhammad Faisal Artjan 12. Lessons from Indonesian Tax Administration Reform Phase 1 (2001-2008): Does Good Governance Matter? - Yond Rizal 13. The Limits of Indonesian CSOs in Promoting Democratic Governance - Suharko 14. Does Social Capital Matter? From Civil Society to Social Capital in Uzbekistan - Yakhyo Kayumov 15. Global Governance and International Migration: A Bridge Too Far? - Yuko Hamada