Good Governance Essay

Good Governance

Contents

1. Definition
a. According to World Bank
b. In the Context of Pakistan
2. How to measure Good Governance
a. Culture
b. Geography
c. Economic Conditions
d. Political and Administrative Setup
3. How to Measure Good Governance
a. Culture
b. Geography
c. Economic Condition
d. Political and Administrative Setup
4. Main Problems/issues facing Pakistan in the way of Good Governance
a. Corruption
b. Institutional Imbalance
c. Bank Defaulter
d. Sick Industrial Units
e. Agriculture
f. Political Instability
g. Poor relation between Centre and Provinces
h. Unfair system of Taxation
i. Water and Energy Crises
5. Solutions
a. Transparency
b. Equal Distribution Of National Resources
c. Cut Down In Extra-expenditure
d. Free Media
e. Good Relations Between Centre And Province
f. Equal Distribution Of National Resources
g. Effectiveness and Efficiency
h. Accountability
i. Cheap and Quick Justice
j. Federal Election Commission
k. NAB(National Accountability Bureau)
6. Conclusion

The concept of "governance" is not new. It is as old as human civilization. Simply put "governance" means: the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Governance can be used in several contexts such as corporate governance, international governance, national governance and local governance.

This refers to the ways the public institutions delivered to the public. The institutions are supposed to function for the public good. If there exist transparency, fairness, efficiency, decency, accountability and public participation that means good governance. In short it is the optimum utilization of resource for the nation. Each nation’s path to good governance will be different depending on the culture, geography, political, administrative traditions, economic conditions and many other factors.

According to World Bank
“The manner in which power is exercised in the management of a...