GOOD GOVERNANCE

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LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the learning session, students should be able
to;
1. Define governance and good governance.
2. Distinguish between management, administration and
governance.
3. Identify the essentials of good governance.
4. Discuss the implications on absence of good
governance.
5. Identify the challenges to good governance.

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INTRODUCTION
Governance started in the private sector with the term
‘corporate governance’ referring to the process by
which organizations are directed, controlled and held
to account (ANAO, 1999)
It is a re-evaluation of the role of government in the
society – re define the political-administrative
relationship ensuring greater accountability and
devolution of power to public managers (IFAC, 2001)
Governance is a popular concept relating to power,
authority, politics, policy, administration, government,
steering and management (Kettl, 2015; Fukuyama
2012; Rose Ackerman, 2017).

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CONCEPTUALISING
GOVERNANCE
Governance is about addressing collective problems and interests ,
possibly by one actor but also by a network of public and private actors
(Huberts, 2018).
It is authoritative in terms of the relation between the governing actors
and the collectivity involved (Huberts, 2018).
Governance refers to how state and society interact (Khan, 2011).
It is a decision-making process by which decision is made, its analysis
focuses on the actors and structures involved in implementing the
decision (ESCAP, 2009).
Governance changes public administration work in terms of (Peters &
Pierre, 1998);
➢ Networks
➢ Control to influence
➢ Blending public and private resources
➢ Usage of multiple instruments

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DEFINITION
‘Governance is the sum of many ways individuals, institutions, public and private,
manage their common affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or
diverse interest may be accommodated and cooperative action may be taken. It
includes formal institutions and regimes empowered to enforce compliance, as well
as informal arrangements that people and institutions either have agreed to or
perceived to be in their interest’ (Commission on Global Governance, 1995).
‘Governance refers to the development of governing styles in which boundaries
between public and private sectors have been blurred. It is also about more than
achieving greater efficiency in the production of public services’ (Stoker, 1998 p.17)

Governance is authoritative policy making on collective problems and interests and

implementation of these policies (Huberts, 2014).

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PURPOSE OF GOVERNANCE
To guide, steer and regulate citizens activities through the
power of different systems and relations to maximize the
public interest (Yu, 2017).

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COMPARISON OF;
GOVERNMENT
A formal institution having a
legitimate authority to enforce rules
of social conduct and managing the
economy in each geographical area
(Nag, 2018).
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GOVERNANCE
Refers to a governing style of a set
of autonomous self-governing
networks of institutions and actors
(Yu, 2017) which has the capacity
to get things done without relying
on the government’s command or
authority (Stoker,1999)
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COMPARISON OF;

MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNANCE

Makes operational Administration is both Exercising authority to
decisions and policies, intellectual; provide maintain order and
keeps Board informed, purpose and made meet the needs of the
brings well decisions and public within a certain
documented mechanical; execute range (Yu, 2017)
recommendations and tasks and procedures
information to support running a collective
decision making and effort (Waldo, 1984)
oversight
responsibilities (Bader,
2008)

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WHAT IS GOOD
GOVERNANCE?
In public administration, good governance concerns
with dealing the often-conflicting values on process
(responsiveness, democracy, lawfulness) and outcome
(policy effectiveness & actual societal outcome)
(Huberts, 2018).

Is an adab-oriented-tadbir in which ‘intellectual and

practical process, within the ambit of true and just
system, to obtain good results’ (Zaidi Ismail & Sani
Badron, 2015 p.138).

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ESSENTIALS OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE (YU, 2017)

Legitimacy Transparency

Accountability
Rule of
law

Responsive Effective
ness ness

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IMPORTANCE OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE
(MELOUNEY, 2017)

High level of Uncertainty

transparency associated with
Deals with public
around public ideas and
money
sector strategies in the
organizations government

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IMPLICATIONS OF ABSENCE OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE

ECONOMIC SOCIAL POLITICAL

ASPECT ASPECT ASPECT

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CHALLENGES TO GOOD
GOVERNANCE

Increase Ineffective
of enforcement
corruption of law

Absence Quality in
of ethical human
leadership capital

Corporate Change of
scandals government

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