The respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interaction among them UNDP: Governance is the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority in the management of a at all levels. Governance comprises the complex mechanisms, country’s affairs processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their Interests, mediate their differences and exercise their legal rights and obligations. Decision-making by a range of interested people, or including those in formal „stakeholders‟, positions of power and citizens. „ordinary‟ Stakeholders are those interested in the outcomes of decisions they should be involved in – shaping processes and decisions that affect them. This means they share mutual responsibility in decision making and finding solution to their problems. They also share mutual responsibility for ensuring that the decisions are effective. In theory this means that multiple individuals and organisations or stakeholders are involved – – in strategic planning: They articulate their interests, influence how decisions are made, who the decision-makers are and what decisions are taken. Decision-makers are expected to be guided by this input, and accountable to the stakeholders for the decisions they make and the way they are implemented through the management of public affairs and public spending. Good Governance The foregoing implies that governance must not just be governance but good governance Meaning of Good governance: According Kofi Annan: Good governance means creating well-functioning and accountable institutions – political, judicial and administrative – which citizens regard as legitimate, in which they participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and by which they are empowered. We can make a distinction between and good governance: ‟governance‟ Governance: can be about of decision-making, mechanisms and management, processes Good: governance refers to the of these processes, judged against a set of principles. quality The opposite of good governance is bad governance Bad governance is inefficient, undemocratic and often corrupt. That means good governance has a range of goals:
The respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interaction among them UNDP: Governance is the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority in the management of a country’s affairs at all levels. Governance comprises the complex mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their Interests, mediate their differences and exercise their legal rights and obligations. Decision-making by a range of interested people, or „stakeholders‟, including those in formal positions of power and „ordinary‟ citizens. Stakeholders are those interested in the outcomes of decisions – they should be involved in shaping processes and decisions that affect them. This means they share mutual responsibility in decision making and finding solution to their problems. They also share mutual responsibility for ensuring that the decisions are effective. In theory this means that multiple individuals and organisations – or stakeholders – are involved in strategic planning: They articulate their interests, influence how decisions are made, who the decision-makers are and what decisions are taken. Decision-makers are expected to be guided by this input, and accountable to the stakeholders for the decisions they make and the way they are implemented through the management of public affairs and public spending. Good Governance The foregoing implies that governance must not just be governance but good governance Meaning of Good governance: According Kofi Annan: Good governance means creating well-functioning and accountable institutions – political, judicial and administrative – which citizens regard as legitimate, in which they participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and by which they are empowered. We can make a distinction between ‟governance‟ and good governance: Governance: can be about processes of decision-making, mechanisms and management, Good: governance refers to the quality of these processes, judged against a set of principles. The opposite of good governance is bad governance Bad governance is inefficient, undemocratic and often corrupt. That means good governance has a range of goals:
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