1. Democracy & Good Governance
6/9/2018 1:14 PM
Democracy & Good Governance By
Shahid Umar
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2. Contents Democracy? Governance? Good Governance?
Good Governance Indicators
relationship between democracy and good governance

3. Democracy
Democracy is a form of government in which the people govern themselves or elect representatives to govern them.
Key Elements:
Guarantee of basic Human Rights to every individual
Freedom of opinion, speech, press and mass-media
Religious liberty
General and equal right to vote (one person, one vote)

4. Governance
“Governance" means: the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented).

5. Good Governance
“Good governance is a prerequisite for social harmony, public order, political stability, economic prosperity and certainty about future” (Sheng, 2013).
it delivers the fruit of progress and development evenly to all. Good governance is required at all levels of society and state. Good governance is an ideal situation for the people of a country, where political stability is observed and public order is followed unanimously (Sheng, 2013).

6. Good governance Indicators:
According to UNDP 8 core characteristics are required to ensure Good Governance.
1) Participation
2) Rule of law
3) Transparency
4) Responsiveness
5) Consensus orientation
6) Equity
7) Effectiveness and efficiency
8) Accountability

7. Good Governance Key relationship: Government → Public Value
Key principle: legitimate and effective public policy
Spheres: public policy (economic, environmental, social, political)
Tools: technology, institutional capacity, public leadership, social support, accountability mechanisms

8. Democracy Key relationship: Citizens → Government
Key principle: popular control as political equals
Spheres: regime rules, office-holders, public policy
Tools: technology, institutional capacity, elections, rights and freedoms, rule of law, development

9. People Government Policy
Democracy
Good Governance
People
Government
Policy
Common tools
Support
Support

10. Governance ↔Democracy
Shared tools: technology, institutional capacity
Good Governance supports Democracy (elections, rights and freedoms, rule of law, development)
Democracy supports Good Governance (public leadership, social support, accountability mechanisms)

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