Glossary

The term is used extensively and in many contexts, but there is not a full consensus on

what it entails. The term has become especially important after the end of the cold

war, when its usage was revitalized by large donor agencies (the World Bank, IMF,

etc.), who began basing decisions and evaluations regarding developing countries and

countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, among other things, on

indicators, related to governance.

Governance refers to the lateral and inter-institutional relations in administration in the

A bacterial infection that causes a chronic debilitating disease of equids (horses,

mules, and donkeys) as well as some members of the cat family and is transmissible to

people. The bacterium responsible for glanders is Burkholderia mallei (formerly called

Pseudomonas mallei). It usually is acquired through direct skin or mucous membrane

contact with infected animal tissues. The incubation period is 1 to 14 days. The

disease often manifests as pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, or lobar pneumonia, with

A generalized set of traits and characteristics attributed to a specific ethnic, national,

cultural or racial group, which gives rise to false expectations that individual members

of the group will conform to these traits. (UNESCO)

These terms refer to the fact that women tend to work longer and more fragmented

days than men as they are usually involved in three different gender roles —

reproductive, productive and community work.