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Governance in a ChangingWorld: Challenges and

Prospects

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Governance refers to thenature of rules that regulate thepublic realm the space where

state and economic and societalactors interact to make decisions.

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Governance is a neutral

concept comprising themechanisms, processes,relationships and institutionsthrough which citizens andgroups articulate their interests,

exercise their rights andobligations and mediate their differences. (UNDP)

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Governance as steering

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Impartial judgment Judiciary

Limited corruptionEconomic SocietyTransparencyAccountability

Bureaucracy

Civil-militaryrelations

Commitment

GovernmentFree and fairelections

Political Society

Freedom of expression

Freedom of assembly

Civil SocietyIndicator Arena

Foundation Indicators

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Characteristics of Good Governance

(UNDP)

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Democratic GainsSince the 1980s, the world has seen a

significant trend toward democratizationthe adoption of democratic principlesof governance and public participation.

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NGOs Awakening

Since 1985, the number of

nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) such asenvironmental groups has more

than doubled, with more than 40,000now officially recorded.

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Inexorable Globalization Economic globalizationthegrowing interdependence of nationaleconomieshas been marked by asharp increase in trade and internationalinvestment.

More than 60,000 multinational

corporations now operate in aglobal marketplace

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Increasing Privatization

Since the mid-1980s, governments

have increasingly transferred to theprivate sector some of their powers to manage natural

resources and provide services likedrinking water supply, wastewater treatment, and electric power.

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Lingering Corruption

Corruption is, by definition, amongthe most corrosive forces againstfair and participatory decision-making and one of the clearestsigns of governance dysfunction.

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Continuing Armed Conflict

Armed conflict and its accompanyingpolitical and social turmoil often

short-circuit any systematic processof governance

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Emerging Information Technology

The international diffusion of informationtechnologiesInternet access, mobilephones, pagers, faxes, e-mail, mappingsoftware, satelliteimageryhas changed the balance of power among governments,

corporations, and nongovernmentalorganizations.

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Bureaucratic Performance

Most governmentalorganizations are struggling

with respect to competence,resources, responsiveness andfragmentation of efforts

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Governance is ultimately about:

Cooperation of Actors at all levels of governance

Creation and enhancing Mechanisms for collective decision-making

Promoting Processes for a win-winsolutions to issues

Greater and better policy and administrativeIntegration

Commitment to agreed development goalsSustaining gains and overcoming conflicts

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Good governance is a process, characterized by communication and

consultation, through whichdisputes are resolved,consensus is built and

performance is reviewed, onthecontinuous basis Nayyar, D

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Governance is about..Partnerships,Cooperation

BalanceVoicePower

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Source: Rosalie Gardiner Global Governance: Institutions

and Sustainability

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Leadership as

the key to

enhancinggoodAny comments??