THE CONCEPT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

 

THE CONCEPT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

 EFFECTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ARE INDEED PRACTICES REGARDING GOOD GOVERNANCE

In distinguishing between Government Activity and governance, we will first state what Governance comprises:​

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“The formal and informal institutions that determine how power is exercised in society, how decisions are taken and how citizens have their say in the process of governing. ​

Therefore, GOVERNANCE is not the sole concern of Government but of all those involved in public decision making”​

UNDESA Public Administration​

THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCE is ​“ the exercise of Economic, Political and Administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels. It comprises the mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations and mediate their differences.” (UNDP , 1997)​.

THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE

AN ELUSIVE CONCEPT IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. ​It is because Governance PRACTICES and ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES are GEOGRAPHICALLY, HISTORICALLY and CULTURALLY BOUND. ​

THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE​

GOVERNMENT and GOVERNANCE have different meanings across geographical space and time.