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The terms ‘governance ’ and ‘good governance ’ are increasingly being used in development literature. Intellectuals, bureaucrats and civil society members alike are accepting the spirit of the concept and are conceiving it in the context of their own experience and environment. The Bangladeshi

Since liberalization became the dominant global narrative the stock response to market shortcomings has been to “slim down ” the state and deregulate. In most countries the slogan of “less government is good government” has become a constitutive feature of economic policy since the 1980s. Markets

Manuscript Type: Review Research Question/Issue: We review the recent developments in the area of codes of good governance, a set of best practice recommendations regarding the behavior and structure of the board of directors. Research Findings/Results: Our review of the literature on codes of good

Governance has become a concept that includes more and more phenomena related to the steering of societal developments. The steering of developments had to be left to societal actors and had to be accomplished through networks in which hierarchy hardly played a role. The term “good governance

of good governance – it lies in the conscious adoption, use and institutionalization of good governance practices in public administration. This requires an endearing commitment to public service, a real ability to influence people, a profound capacity to lead and manage change, an unswerving attitude

, or the countries they This paper offers a (possibly) new interpretation of the connection between openness and good governance with a conceptual model and some empirical evidence. Assuming that corruption and bad governance drive out international trade and investment more than domestic trade and investment

Good governance is increasingly recognized as critical to effective development. Governments with a record of transparency, accountability and responsiveness are far more likely to attract investment, provide high-quality public services and manage resources more cost-effectively than those which

, the discussion over the need for good governance has become a hot topic. Many political and economic leaders recommend an accentuation and extension of external control mechanisms, such as a tightening of the law or new monitoring measures. Alternative solutions can be found in an unexpected place, namely

The economics of governance is an effort to implement the “study of good order and workable arrangements,” where good order includes both spontaneous order in the market, which is a venerated tradition in economics