Governance goes beyond The exercise of political, economic

government, like And administrative authority (it embraces

institutionalisation of a system All of the methods, good or bad to distribute

through which citizens, Power and manage public resources

institutions, organisations in a 1
society articulate their interests,
exercise their rights in pursuit of 3
the collective good

The Governance paradigm

Was introduced and advocated by the UN,

2
World Bank, Asian Dev’t Bank and

other international institutions

 Good governance and poverty reduction

are closely related since they are the heart of

achieving human development

Governance is defined as the exercise

of political, economic and administrative

authority to manage nations affair (UNDP)

 Consensus

Accountable
oriented

Participatory Transparent

GOOD
Follows the
GOVERNANCE
Responsive
rule

Effective and
Equitable and

Efficient inclusive
SHIFTS IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
A. Public Administration

B. Centralised, uniform, topdown service delivery

C. Self sufficiency

D. Hierarchical Control

E. Upward accountability

F. Standard procedures

G. Apolitical Civil Service

H. Individual Skill Building

A. Public Management

B. Decentralised, diverse, localised service delivery

C. Interlinked sectors

D. Empowerment

E. Outward accountability

F. Performance orientation

G. Advocacy oriented civil service

H. Organisational Competence