The Good Governance Party(民政党 Minseitō) was a Japanese political party which was in existence for a short period in 1998. It was a centrist, reformist party that merged with other parties in April 1998 to form the Democratic Party of Japan. In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. ... The Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) is a liberal party in Japan. ...
History
The Good Governance Party was composed of several smaller reformist groups that had emerged during the collapse of the large coalition New Frontier Party in 1996. These groups were: The Shinshinto (新進党, New Frontier Party) was a former Japanese political party. ...
The Sun Party (太陽党 Taiyōtō) led by Tsutomu Hata, Tsutomu Hata (羽田 孜 Hata Tsutomu, b. ...
the Voice of the People (Japan) (国民の声 Kokumin no Koe) led by Michihiko Kano
and the group of independents known as From Five (フロムファイブ Furomu Faibu), led by Morihiro Hosokawa. Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro, b. ...
Shortly after uniting in January 1998, the Good Governance Party merged with the Democratic Party of Japan (1996)(民主党 Minshutō), the New Fraternity Party(新党友愛 Shintō-Yuai), and the Democratic Reform Party(民主改革連合 Minshu-Kaikaku-Rengō) to form the Democratic Party of Japan. Hata, Kano and Hosokawa all played important roles in the development of the DPJ as the largest opposition party in Japan The Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) is a liberal party in Japan. ...
Much as we might assume that we have a common understanding of what goodgovernance, economic management, and wider civil society participation is, the nature of each academic discipline often constructs the meaning of these concepts in a manner that merges with the already existing assumption and philosophy of that discipline.
It examines how teachers and researchers at the NUL conceptualize the terms "goodgovernance" and "civil society participation." The issue of contention here is whether they have a clear and sufficient understanding of these terms to be able to integrate them into their day-to-day activities, which include teaching, research and provision of community service.
Goodgovernance is generally understood to comprise certain basic principles, including "rule of law, effective and efficient state institutions, transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs, respect for human rights, meaningful participation of all citizens in the political processes of their countries and in decisions affecting their lives" (Annan 1997, 10).
John Healey and Mark Robinson1 define "goodgovernment" as follows: "It implies a high level of organisational effectiveness in relation to policy-formulation and the policies actually pursued, especially in the conduct of economic policy and its contribution to growth, stability and popular welfare.
"Goodgovernance is epitomized by predictable, open and enlightened policy-making, a bureaucracy imbued with a professional ethos acting in furtherance of the public good, the rule of law, transparent processes, and a strong civil society participating in public affairs.
Governance is a rational concept, emphasising the nature of interactions between state and social actors, and among social actors themselves.
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