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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Hereby, public institutions conduct public affairs, manage public resources, and guarantee the realization of human rights. Good governance accomplishes this in a manner essentially free of abuse and corruption, and with due regard for the [[rule of l Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
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increasingly basing their aid and loans on the condition that reforms ensuring good governance are undertaken. Look up Aid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Good governance can be understood as a set of 8 major characteristics:
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- corruption is minimized,
- the views of minorities are taken into account and
- that the voices of the most vulnerable in society are heard in decision-making
Participation - Participation by both men and women.
- Participation could be either direct or through legitimate intermediate institutions or representatives.
- Participation also means freedom of association and expression on the one hand and an organized civil society on the other hand.
Rule of law Freedom of association is a Constitutional (legal) concept based on the premise that it is the right of free adults to mutually choose their associates for whatever purpose they see fit. ...
Freedom of speech is the right to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. ...
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- Good governance requires fair legal frameworks that are enforced impartially.
- Full protection of human rights, particularly those of minorities.
- It also means independent judiciary and an impartial and incorruptible police force.
Transparency Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...
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- Decisions taken and their enforcement are done in a manner that follows rules and regulations.
- Information is freely available and directly accessible to those who will be affected by such decisions and their enforcement.
Responsiveness - Institutions and processes try to serve all stakeholders within a reasonable timeframe.
Consensus orientation - Need of mediation of the different interests in society to reach a broad consensus in society on what is in the best interest of the whole community and how this can be achieved.
- It also requires a long-term perspective for sustainable human development and how to achieve the goals of such development.
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- Ensuring that all members of society feel that they have a stake in it and do not feel excluded from the mainstream.
- This requires all groups, and especially the most vulnerable to have opportunities to maintain or improve their well being.
Effectiveness and efficiency - Processes and institutions produce results that meet the needs of society while making the best use of resources at their disposal.
- It also means sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment.
Accountability - Governmental institutions as well as the private sector and civil society organizations must be accountable to the public and to their institutional stakeholders.
- In general organizations and institutions are accountable to those who will be affected by decisions or actions.
A basic practical example of good governance would be where a member of a committee, with a vested interest in a topic being discussed at committee, would absent themselves from the discussion and not attempt to exert influence. See also Ethics in Public Office and Due Diligence. Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person, or the performance of an act with a certain standard of care. ...
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