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Good Governance: Meaning, Barriers and its establishment in our society (Part-01)
- By shofiq uddin khan
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Assignment On Good Governance: Meaning, Barriers and its establishment in our society
Submitted To
M. kazi Tamim Rahman
Lecturer
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Faculty of Business Administration and Management
Submitted By
Shofiq uddin khan
Roll no. 023; reg. no.00682
Level-3, semester-2
Session: 2004-05
Faculty of Business Administration and Management
Patuakhali science and Technology University
Summary
Chapter I:
Introduction to Good Governance
Meaning of Governance
Meaning of Good Governance
Features of Good Governance
Chapter II
Establishment of Good Governance in Bangladesh
Good Governance and Bangladesh
Chapter III
Barriers of Good Governance in Bangladesh
Impediments toward Good Governance in Bangladesh
Chapter IV
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Summary
The terms government and governance are currently in widespread use sometimes interchangeably. Particularly governance is a new buzzword, which is connected with functionality, process, goals performance co-ordination, outcomes, consultants, engagement and societal guidance. The word “Good Governance” is wide in use as to create a condition and effective promotion of participation, accountability, transparency and responsiveness of the government. In the context of globalization the issue of good governance has gained a pivotal concern and has also been given paramount importance in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Bangladesh government has adopted a number of policies to ensure democratic governance through development planning (developing a requirement of future actions consciously/caring environment) to reduce the poverty. Ensuring good governance, sustainable development and reducing the poverty in rural areas are the formidable challenges in Bangladesh. In response to this need, training course for functionaries of nation building organizations at district and Upazila level as well as the NGO professionals who are working at the grassroots level might be an impressive step in continuing the development process.
Meaning of Governance
There is no doubt that today governance has become the focal discourse of contemporary development and got serious attention from development practitioners, policymakers, policy analysts and international development agencies both in Bangladesh and across the globe. Though its importance has got universal acceptance, it is not defined in a uniform way by the theoreticians and practitioners. Even, there is no widely accepted single definition of governance itself. In simple wording, governance refers to 'the process of decision making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)'. In its broader perspective governance involves actions of publicly vested authorities. However, the concern of all and any governance analyses moves around three fundamental questions: What, How and How well.
The concept of governance is not new. It is as old as of social life human civilization. When humans started to live in the society or social life the concept started. There was no social system in the world when governance was not implemented, either good or bad. After much change in the course of time, we have got the present figure of governance. An analysis of governance focuses on the formal and informal factors involved in decision making and implementing the decisions made and the formal and informal structures that have been set in place. Government is one of the factors in governance. Other factors involved in governance vary depending on the level of government that is under discussion. At the national level, can be added the media, lobbyists, international donors, multinationals corporations etc. These all may play a role in decision making or influencing the decision making process.
The relationship between good governance and democracy could be seen in a linear way. However, democracy not only makes a difference, but it would also be the basic ingredient and major prerequisite for all other items included in the core characteristics of good governance. All factors other than government and the military are grouped together as part of the civil society.
Submitted To
M. kazi Tamim Rahman
Lecturer
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Faculty of Business Administration and Management
Submitted By
Shofiq uddin khan
Roll no. 023; reg. no.00682
Level-3, semester-2
Session: 2004-05
Faculty of Business Administration and Management
Patuakhali science and Technology University
Summary
Chapter I:
Introduction to Good Governance
Meaning of Governance
Meaning of Good Governance
Features of Good Governance
Chapter II
Establishment of Good Governance in Bangladesh
Good Governance and Bangladesh
Chapter III
Barriers of Good Governance in Bangladesh
Impediments toward Good Governance in Bangladesh
Chapter IV
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Summary
The terms government and governance are currently in widespread use sometimes interchangeably. Particularly governance is a new buzzword, which is connected with functionality, process, goals performance co-ordination, outcomes, consultants, engagement and societal guidance. The word “Good Governance” is wide in use as to create a condition and effective promotion of participation, accountability, transparency and responsiveness of the government. In the context of globalization the issue of good governance has gained a pivotal concern and has also been given paramount importance in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Bangladesh government has adopted a number of policies to ensure democratic governance through development planning (developing a requirement of future actions consciously/caring environment) to reduce the poverty. Ensuring good governance, sustainable development and reducing the poverty in rural areas are the formidable challenges in Bangladesh. In response to this need, training course for functionaries of nation building organizations at district and Upazila level as well as the NGO professionals who are working at the grassroots level might be an impressive step in continuing the development process.
Meaning of Governance
There is no doubt that today governance has become the focal discourse of contemporary development and got serious attention from development practitioners, policymakers, policy analysts and international development agencies both in Bangladesh and across the globe. Though its importance has got universal acceptance, it is not defined in a uniform way by the theoreticians and practitioners. Even, there is no widely accepted single definition of governance itself. In simple wording, governance refers to 'the process of decision making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)'. In its broader perspective governance involves actions of publicly vested authorities. However, the concern of all and any governance analyses moves around three fundamental questions: What, How and How well.
The concept of governance is not new. It is as old as of social life human civilization. When humans started to live in the society or social life the concept started. There was no social system in the world when governance was not implemented, either good or bad. After much change in the course of time, we have got the present figure of governance. An analysis of governance focuses on the formal and informal factors involved in decision making and implementing the decisions made and the formal and informal structures that have been set in place. Government is one of the factors in governance. Other factors involved in governance vary depending on the level of government that is under discussion. At the national level, can be added the media, lobbyists, international donors, multinationals corporations etc. These all may play a role in decision making or influencing the decision making process.
The relationship between good governance and democracy could be seen in a linear way. However, democracy not only makes a difference, but it would also be the basic ingredient and major prerequisite for all other items included in the core characteristics of good governance. All factors other than government and the military are grouped together as part of the civil society.
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Good Governance: Meaning, Barriers and its establishment in our society (Part-01)