Good Governance - Science topic

Explain whether good leadership and governance in schools enhances the quality of teaching and learning. For example, does it increase retention and retention rates or reduce dropout rates, and what are the overall impacts and outcomes on the school and how?

the quantity of credentials or problems solved?

Quality Infrastructure ( QI ) has been established across the globe to create a mechanism for independent third party assessment of products, services and processes. It plays a pivotal role at the national level in propagating, adoption and adherence to quality standards in all important spheres of activities including education, healthcare, environment protection, governance, social sectors, infrastructure sector and such other areas of organized activities that have significant bearing in improving the quality of life and wellbeing of the mankind.

Unethical businessmen aided by politicians have transgressed boundaries of ethical, equitable, sustainable living in the pursuit of short-term profits and immediate self-gain to support certain exclusive lifestyles. The excuse used is 'competition' or 'everyone else is doing it'. This greed has now seeped into lay individuals, families, children, societies, nations and are creating unrest and dissatisfaction at all levels of the human-ecosystem. To feed this greed, newer and newer technologies are created to benefit a few. The immediate outcome of these misguided priorities is bad health-of individuals, economies and the environment. Long-term effects include obesity, divorce, war and the resultant effort to create more technologies to solve problems created by earlier misuse of technology.

How does one break and come out of this vicious circle of material addiction and technology creation to sustain this addiction?

2. Technology makes things easier to do, enables faster production and sadly enough, faster consumption of scarce common natural resources. This is a vicious circle. And all vicious circles, are hard to break. Wars, pogroms, genocides, invasions, colonisation, slavery-are all designed with a selfish goal: Grab other people’s resources. And make profits. From Lehman brothers, Monsanto, Enron, Nestle.....we have seen them all.

Vicious circles are confusing because the process is not linear, there are no clear starting and ending points. One thing leads to the other and the ending dove-tails again into the starting point.

3. The arms industry, entertainment industry, meat industry, porn industry, whaling industry, forestry industry are only some 'visible' examples with known ethical malpractices, with almost every industry bending ethics for the sake of the bottomline, because 'there is competition everywhere' and 'everyone is doing it'!

4. Scrupulous businessmen fulfill a perceived need in society. They put together their ingenuity and manufacturing ability for making life easier for others. They often do not advertise or patent their services.

Unscrupulous businessmen create a 'want'/desire in society, then bombard their target with psychological advertising, making them think they 'need' this, whatever the cost. They patent/license/copyright their product and feed off the spoils.

Since unscrupulous businessmen are at the root of imbalance in society and the environment, should we reign-in the business sector with more regulations, ethical controls and accountability?

5. So where do we start to break the vicious circle? Where does the buck stop? Businesses? National policy? Societies? Families? Individuals? Me?

"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect."-Rob Reiner.

Probably no one will award me a PhD by publication, HOWEVER, my work on ResearchGate is SO original that someone, to END SCIENTIFIC STAGNATION, should. The fact so many of my works BEGIN with metaphysics DEMONSTRATES ORIGINALITY. I am widening the otherwise narrow field of scientific research. References:

Respectfully, at least the modern version of liberalism is the natural result of the equality thesis that still acknowledges heritability to further diversity, equity and inclusion. Whereas conservatism directly denies heritability or dodges the question. Also conservatism does less to oppose racial animosity. Hence why liberalism usually wins being both more fair and more sustainable. Also the metaphysics of liberalism(universalist Christianity) are stronger. Plus Universal Eternal Salvation is the most parsimonious afterlife.

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In some companies, managers increasingly take into account the expectations of employees, including the needs of employees in the development and identification of their self-realization with the company in which they work.

Such changes in personnel management are an important factor of corporate social responsibility.

On the other hand, this type of pro-social approach in personnel management usually increases its scale in the situation of low unemployment and high income of employees.

In addition, this type of pro-social approach in personnel management and good governance and good business practices should be correlated with the concept of effective development of countries operating in the model of social market economies.

In view of the above, the current question is: Does corporate social responsibility develop to a greater extent in social market economies?

Please, answer, comments. I invite you to the discussion.

For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Respectful Academic Feedback on Anthology Welcomed.

“Why do I look so white? I am North Atlantic with Recent Asiatic DNA. DNA Assimilation Theorem: (group theory) A theory which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that, if in an individual's DNA test, the possible maximums of one race outweigh all others and that race matches the phenotype of the person then that person is biologically that race”(Ohnemus 2023).

“How I am POSSIBLY Over 100 Percent Western European (group Theory)A theorem which proves that I am over 100% Western European when all the max possible Western European blood percentages of my ethnicity estimate are added together and the highest possibilities of the other ethnicities are subtracted then I become over 100% Western European. Factors contributing to that genetic paradox are that I have a high mutational load(exemplified by my autism). And that the Southeast Asian Ethnicity is more Neanderthal than the European one”(Ohnemus 2023).

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I think bureaucracy goes against human nature and thus brings out a lot of aggressive impulses.

Taking into account the negative aspects of the unsustainable development of the economy, including the over-consumption of natural resources, the increasing scale of environmental pollution, the still high greenhouse gas emissions, the progressing process of global warming, the intensifying negative effects of the climate change taking place, etc., it is necessary to accelerate the processes of carrying out the pro-environmental and pro-climate transformation of the classic growth, brown, linear economy of excess into a sustainable, green, zero-carbon growth and closed loop economy. One of the key determinants for achieving the aforementioned green transformation of the economy is also the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, i.e. according to the UN standard 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In recent years, many companies and enterprises, noticing the growing importance of this issue, including the increasing scale of pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness of citizens, i.e. customers of their offers of companies and enterprises, add to their missions and development strategies the issues of implementation of sustainable development goals and present themselves and their offers of products and services within advertising campaigns and other forms of marketing communication as green, implementing specific sustainable development goals, environmentally and climate friendly, etc. Unfortunately, this is always in accordance with the fact that the implementation of the sustainable development goals is not a fact. Unfortunately, this is not always consistent with the facts. Research shows that in the European Union, the majority of existing companies and enterprises already carry out this type of marketing communication to a greater or lesser extent. However, a significant proportion of businesses that present themselves as green, pursuing specific sustainability goals, environmentally and climate-friendly, and that present their product and service offerings as green, made exclusively from natural raw materials, and produced fully in line with sustainability goals, are doing so unreliably and misleading potential customers. Many companies and businesses are greenwashing. It is therefore necessary to improve systems for verifying what economic operators present about themselves and their offerings in their marketing communications against the facts. By significantly reducing the scale of greenwashing used by many companies, it will be possible to increase the effectiveness of carrying out the process of green transformation of the economy and really increase the scale of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Significant instruments to motivate business operators to conduct marketing communications in a reliable way also include extending the scope of business operators' reporting to include sustainability issues. The addition of sustainability reporting obligations for companies and businesses in line with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) should motivate economic actors to scale up their implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In November 2022, the Council of the European Union finally approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The Directive requires companies to report on sustainability in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This means that under the Directive, more than 3,500 companies in Poland will have to disclose sustainability data. The ESRS standards developed by EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) have been submitted to the European Commission and we are currently waiting for their final form in the form of delegated acts. However, this does not mean that companies should not already be looking at the new obligations. Especially if they have not reported on sustainability issues so far, or have done so to a limited extent. Companies will have to disclose sustainability issues in accordance with ESRS standards. It is therefore essential to build systemic reporting standards for business entities enriched with sustainability issues. In a situation where the addition of sustainability reporting obligations in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to company and corporate reporting is effectively carried out, there should be an increased incentive for business entities to scale up their sustainability goals. In this regard, the introduction of enhanced disclosure of sustainability issues should help to increase the scale of implementation of the sustainable development goals and accelerate the processes of transformation of the economy towards a sustainable green circular economy.

In view of the above, I would like to address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What do you think about it?

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Counting on your opinions, on getting to know your personal opinion, on an honest approach to discussing scientific issues and not the ready-made answers generated in ChatGPT, I deliberately used the phrase "in your opinion" in the question.

The above text is entirely my own work written by me on the basis of my research.

I have not used other sources or automatic text generation systems such as ChatGPT in writing this text.

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Dariusz Prokopowicz

In the past years the South African Public Service has been experiencing a number of issues concerning their governance and ethical Conduct

Examined the governance practices of NGOs towards promoting sustainability of their organisations

In present era of globalization “governance” and “good governance” are being increasingly getting implemented and practiced. Bad governance is considered as one of the major root causes of all irregularities and evil in the society and has a deep impact on economic environment.

International financial body like World Bank and IMF are now facilitating loan and advances to the nations on the conditions that they are practicing “Governance” and “good governance”.

•It is also defined as “the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s social and economic resources for development”.

•Governance means “the process of decision making and the process by which decisions are implemented or not implemented.

•It can be viewed as the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs.

•It is also been defined as “the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development.

•It is used in several contexts among them most widely used as corporate governance, national, international and local governance.

•It is well defined mechanism, a establish process and institutions which is been used by the citizens and groups to articulate their interest, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations and mediate their differences.

The politics, at the 22C, in developing countries mainly in Africa suffering from inflicted wounds arising from Ethnic’s and religious conflicts? Why leaders have never understand and attempt improve the situation? Do you think the direct and indirect interventions of of the developing countries will be responsible while abscence of good governance is lackin on the ground? What is the roles of so called aid organizations and NGOs?

Thank you.

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I hope you're doing well

I am working on my thesis project entitled "determinants of good governance on corporate performance: the case of public companies" I need a books,thesis, scientific article

Can any one name existing and under planning use cases of BlockChain Technology?

Like

1) Electronic voting in literature it is available but does it really exist

2) Banking Gross Settlement  like RTGS

3) Cross border payments

4) Supply Chain

I am launching this topic, which I consider relevant in the context of current challenges, regarding the role and importance of economic, financial, social inclusion and good governance in the global society, with a direct focus on inclusion and diversity in the business environment, it can be a pillar of the recovery, resilience, and progress of the business environment; equity and social inclusion and gender equality (implicitly the role and importance of women in the family and at work); supporting and strengthening inclusion in the way of working remotely in as many trades as possible; the policies approached by companies will have consequences on gender equality in the future. Public-private partnerships based on the principles of the collaborative economy can contribute to stimulating recovery, resilience, and promoting greater equity and can contribute to the well-being of the individual, with a direct impact on societal development.

At the end of 2021, first of all, I wish you a healthy New Year 2021, with personal and professional academic results.

What kind of scientific research dominate in the field of Ethics and good practices in business?

Please, provide your suggestions for a question, problem or research thesis in the issues: Ethics and good practices in business.

Please reply.

I invite you to the discussion

Best wishes

Good governance has key elements such as rule of law, participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, effective and efficient, equitable and inclusive. However analysis of the performance of most governments in Sub Sahara Africa shows that they are failing to achieve it. The question is what are the reasons explaining why most government are failing to promote good governance ?

After the elections and the first days, the hard tasks of the government begin to face reality. What are the key features needed to be successful?

R is a programming language for various uses. I have recently published an article using the R's environment to develop a map containing information of the COVID-19 effects in the São Paulo State, Brazil. However, R is a more powerful interface. We can create interactive interfaces, statistical models, questionnaires, maps, geometrical and mathematical models etc in qualitative and quantitative research. The following link leads you to one of my contributions in the field. . Please, if you can help me with an opinion or view, I will be glad.

Good governance encompassing office management and financial management is the key to success of an institution. Financial stability is an important constituent of sustainable success.Then what could be the characteristics of a financially healthy institution?

Are you a geologist, or other earth scientist, working on earthquake safety?

Google Street View shows me that a LOT of places that will have earthquakes in the near future are NOT prepared for the effects of violent acceleration on cinderblock/masonry buildings.

It seems to me that earthquake safety requires:

But before that happens,

Good government, in the narrow sense of being relative to earthquake safety, is defined by:

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Tarrant County College, 10/19/2020

How women workers contribute the good governance in public sectors?

What kind of scientific research dominate in the field of Good governance in business?

Please, provide your suggestions for a question, problem or research thesis in the issues: Good governance in business.

Please reply.

I invite you to the discussion

Thank you very much

Best wishes

Accountability as a part of Sustainability is mandatory for Companies to explore their activities have clean and good governance however need strategy to improve by companies for global competition extend the value added for market reactions with better result by competitive the stoke return at the market. Earning management as a part of strategy by Companies to improve the result activities with data manipulation and legal action depend on the companies need. This is as biased if we understand about Sustainability with economics performance disclosure. If the companies disclose about earning management than will get no good reputation for this and the action will be hidden agenda from the companies.

Hi,

I am working on future of democracy in Afghanistan. A country that in the last four decades has been in turmoil due to the lack of a popular and legitimate government. With post-Taliban political order’s democratic achievements, the arguments presented here is that an elected Afghan democratic state has the potential to unite its people, establish good governance, and help the country toward greater political, security and economic developments. In light of these discussions, above question arises.

The old fashioned view was that the state was mainly a problem. It spent too much. It inflicted high taxes. It regulated too much.

Since the 1990s informed opinion has been more optimistic. We have considered an effective state as an asset in relation to national social and economic development.

But where is the convincing empirical evidence that effective governments can act to cause sustainable economic growth?

I would be interested in any well conducted studies carried out in the last five years that proves that effective governments can act strategically and produce sustainable economic growth.

Philosophy looks in a rational way at aspects such as knowledge (epistemology), existence (metaphysics), methodology (logic and language), values (ethics) and beauty (aesthetics) of a phenomenon. Here we look at Public Administration (PA).

The first question is: What is Public Administration (epistemology)? Public Administration is the study of government that uses bureaucracy as its tool of operation. Bureaucracy is based on laws and regulations (Max Weber) and the bureaucrats follow these laws. The goal of government is to serve the public (public service based on public interest) where everybody is equal under the law. The aspect of good governance is important. These laws are decided upon by the political system that uses democracy as its guiding principle or tool of operation. PA works always in the tandem democracy-bureaucracy, where democracy takes the lead and bureaucracy follows. Changes always take place in this form.

In which form do we find bureaucracy and its properties (metaphysics)? Two main properties of bureaucracy are governing based on the law and the public interest. Bureaucratic systems are quite complex and are guided by systems dynamic laws: the general system theory (a system consist of different internal subsystems and external systems) and it is autopoietic (the system adheres mainly to its internal working). The external system here is the political system, but apart from that it doesn't answer to other external systems. Apart from the national and local government, we find bureaucracies in international organizations such as the UN and NGO's and because of their growing complexities, business organizations/forms can become bureaucratic too and object of study for PA.

In its methodological approach Public Administration is a multi- and interdisciplinary science. That means it uses knowledge from different disciplines (e.g. economy, law, sociology, psychology, technology) as its approach to solve problems. And because it is based on objective laws and regulations and the service to the public, it is more an empirical based science comparable to medicine. Theory building is different, there is a struggle whether to apply more inductive or deductive methods or verification than falsification. It is a young study and it is wresting with its paradigms.

What is the beauty of PA (aesthetics) and what is it good for (ethics)? In the public discussion, government is often seen in a pejorative way (negative): e.g. waste of resources, big government, slow decision making, corruption, spying on it own citizens. And at the positive side, except from the aspect of good governance, government is also considered good (Paul du Gay: In Praise of Bureaucracy, 2002). According to Adam Smith government has to promote happiness of the public as its sole use and ends (good government). Governmental organizations comply to the public will through the principles of democracy used by the political system. And there are certain duties only government has the power to execute. These beautiful and positive aspects of government objects of study of PA.

I mainly use the complexity of the bureaucratic system to make analysis and tend to look things interdisciplinary from a helicopter view.

Two books on the philosophy of PA:

Edoardo Engaro (2017). Philosophy and Public Administration. Massachusetts: Elger Publishing.

JSH Gildenhuys (2004). Philosophy of Public Administration. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.

Social work supports citizens, especially the socially disadvantaged cope with their inability to meet basic needs. Good governance on the other hand describes how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources such that all and sundry, including the sick, poor and challenged, feels the presence of government.

Will social work have a place in societies that uphold good governance?

Dear all,

I am a PhD researcher developing theory on State Crimes Against Democracy - in other words, those actions (and inactions) by the state, state institutions, organisations or agents which impede democratic development, citizen participation in democratic politics or popular sovereignty.

It is, of course, the case that some of you are more likely to have expertise which is relevant to democratic theory, civil society action, and democratic processes - as well as attempts to manipulate or subvert these. As such, I would be grateful if you would take a small amount of your time to participate in an interview - this can be done whenever you are available, via either e-mail or a video call platform of your choice.

Please comment on this post, message me, or e-mail me at alexandra.uibariu@port.ac.uk, and I will provide you with more details about the project in no time! :)

A parent must guard his or her vocabulary. There are some words that people should never say to each other in a family. Words such as stupid, dump, idiot.....? What are words that people should never say to each other in a family?

Does adherence to a good business practices, adherence to ethical and moral principles in business activities be an important factor in the development of effectively developing social market economies?

Please reply

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I request Industry and academic professions to give their views.

I do have an ongoing project on good governance in one of Ethiopian universities. To collect a reliable data, I am in search of appropriate questionnaires pertaining to good governance in university.

Hi..im doing a research on this topic..need assistance if you have some papers or discussions regarding this topic...Thanks

To strength public sector organizations, it is in need good governance, organizational commitment through ethical leadership (Rantelangi C, Affan N, Deviyant D & Sari W. 2018)

OC and EL got proved metrics instruments, but GCG is still in its infancy, though, here is the research question Is it possible to measure it? How can Information System may help on this task? Please advise.

This question seeks clarity on why good governance in most African countries proves unattainable.

Dear all,

Kindly suggest latest low cost organisational sustainability practices for operational efficiency, waste management and good governance.

I’m looking for a topic in the areas of democracy, foreign aid, human rights, or gender that would be simple enough to analyze on R studio for a beginner. I was also looking at the relationship between foreign aid and development growth, but it also seems complicated. Please help. Thank you.

Respected members,

I want to capture the role of democratic values and good governance on Life satisfaction (LS) of individuals. The LS has likert scale and the their would be questions based on individual behaviour and responses on good governance. How should I move ahead for proper modelling.

Can I see the effect of democratic values and good governance on Life satisfaction (LS) of individuals by using regression analysis and which control variables should be taken care off ?

Please also suggest some good work on the above mentioned topic.

Although there are many good governance attributes mainly introduced by the World Bank and as well as by many academicians, do we have enough evidence on practical implementation of good governance in any of the countries in the world.

The declaration is enshrined in the preamble of the constitution and the constitution further highlights some National Values and principles such as Morality and Ethics, Patriotism and National unity, Human dignity, Equity, Social Justice, Democracy and Constitutionalism, Good Governance and Integrity. Is it workable to mainstream Christian values in a pluralistic society in the key aspects of its life (Government Business, Media, Education, Society and Family)? 

Dear all,

I am searching for examples which show:

- use of ICT help to control corruption

- use of ICT enhances the chances for corruption

It would be great if you can share any examples, i.e. papers, articles, thesis, etc. with me. 

Research/articles that discuss inactive corporate impacts in local communities, i.e., where impact is not active or relational (i.e., not as according to the stakeholder idea)?

Failure factors?

by operational level I mean single criminal case or several criminal cases

by strategic level I mean analysis of certain category of criminal offenses or activities of e.g. police, its effectiveness, etc.

Advancement of Human Rights is one of the key features of Good Governance which e-government seeks to promote. Governments are mandated to keep people informed and also provide quality public services for them which can be made effective and efficient through the deployment of ICT. Therefore, what model best describe the above and suggest literature on the linkage.

I have seen so many leaders misuse their power and authority to get their personal agendas done. 

Many countries especially in the developing world are faced with public administration decay manifested in high volumes and widespread corruption. To address these, there have been many laws, regulations and agencies to help fight corruption. There seems to be no significant improvement. What might explain this phenomenon of corruption although there are many institutions or anti-corruption laws? The paper below could be a starter for discussion

The calculus of corruption: a paradox of ‘strong’corruption amidst ‘strong’systems and institutions in developing administrative systems. Journal of Public Affairs.

Let us take the example of Corruption ,

We need to work on it but the authorities are also involved in the issue . How to get approval of the government and the ethical committee?

In the modern information society, the problem is aggravated due to the strengthening of traditional risks and the emergence of new risks to the safety of professional activities. These include the risks of economic, information, psychological, social and didactic nature. In Russia, the damage resulting from the use of new information technologies is commensurate with the annual GDP growth. The problem of ensuring safety is 70% associated with the human factor.

Strengthening risks and the close relationship of the problem of ensuring security with the human factor actualizes the desirability of quality training of personnel for working with new IT. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the threats that arise in the process of designing such training in conditions of electronic training and practical training. On the one hand, the threat of didactic security increases due to the need to plan effective educational trajectories for training personnel of different levels of competence to meet the specific needs of employers. On the other hand, the threat of social security increases due to the risk of losing work and lack of motivation for staff.

There are many policies regarding the national park and wildlife reserves. I want to know the literatures written on the implementation status of these related policies, rule and regulations.

In a Nature article from 12 October 2015, named 'Price carbon — I will if you will', MacKay, Cramton, Ockenfels, and Soft argue that common commitments in a public goods game changes the Nash Equlibrium from free-riding, i.e. contributing nothing to the public good, to full contribution (cooperation).

They interpret this as a theoretical solution to climate change negotiations.

I wonder if there is an experimental investigation of this theoretical prediciton and would be happy if anyone could point me towards a paper that deals with this.

Thanks in advance.

This admittedly vast question is an important question for our UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMÉT), and one that we believe is under-emphasized and under-theorized, despite some excellent work by some of our colleagues and others in the field. UNESCO has placed a priority on Global Citizenship Education (GCE), and many jurisdictions have noted GCE in their policy and curriculum documents but the core of the concept does not appear to have gained significant traction in terms of tangible and critical content, practices, experience and outcomes. The formal side of education, I believe, has not sufficiently connected with civil society and the tremendous energy and creativity of many young people around the world who have formed movements, NGOs and alternative forms of engagement. Ultimately, in current times, how does, and should, GCE engage with peace education, media literacy, social justice and democracy as a means of countering hegemonic practices that negate meaningful, robust and critical engagement and participation?

 or a bureaucracy Affect the training results?

Thanks

The water security concept is generally framed in terms of "needs of humans and the environment", but there is no necessary attention to equity -- can a concept that tends to imply a greater role for the state also embed a concern for social equity in its DNA? 

I am not involve in this project and even do not know what is meant to this project. Further nobody has never asked my permission to link me with the project. Therefore I demand my name to be removed from this project. Thank you. 

Have you developed and published a protocol? I am interested in this question. There have been too many underpowered studies with very different outcome measures.

can students doing Masters in Ag Extension can be part of it...?

Many educational approaches in contemporary primary, secondary and tertiary systems embed design features organised around the individual. Indeed, the personalisation agenda in these systems is accentuating this way of organising. There are of course consequences of this way of organising (see attached).

But what do we know about alternative educational approaches in tertiary education systems which focus on 'the collective', whether as a primary organising concept, or in an aspect of the system? And what do we know of the consequences of organising in this way? I have attached some possibilities in the links related to this question.

Public infrastructure projects like water supply, sanitation, transportation, environmental projects etc. have general public as the end users. Though consultations with general public is considered important in such projects, these consultation exercises are mostly found to happen during execution, just before execution or when some social problems arise/ are expected to arise. 

In this context, how far the views from general local public 9 Being a major stakeholder) will help in planning of such projects and help in planning/ managing risks in these projects?

The good governance forest - What is this?

How the property structure affects the choice of governance model in urban neighborhood? anyone know good articles or books on this topic?

The cumulative effect of selfish and unethical men and women [homo economicus or rational  actors] in the public sector may gang up in an informal network to reduce the potency of institutions and unethical practices may thrive. The question then is, do countries need just strong institutions?

To deliberate on this discussion, the paper attached could provide some basis or thoughts:

The calculus of corruption: a paradox of ‘strong’corruption amidst ‘strong’systems and institutions in developing administrative systems. Journal of Public Affairs.

E-governance and good governance

Content of a Code of Ethics, Coding of Organizational Ethics for ensuring Good Governance

I'm looking for a set of instrument for me to refer on developing holistic instrument to measure data governance maturity.

Good governance is an indeterminate term used in international development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources.

The United Nations emphasizes reform through human development and political institution reform.According to the UN, good governance has eight characteristics.Good governance is:

Consensus Oriented

Participatory

following the Rule of Law

Effective and Efficient

Accountable

Transparent

Responsive

Equitable and Inclusive

Based on what characteristic, countries are categorized as developed and developing. 

Does World Bank publish a list for developed and developing countries?

In what ways does good governance limit or prevent the occurrence or impact of crises?

Is anyone experienced in the field of CSR in Latin America? I'm currently writing my Master's Thesis about Good Governance and CSR. Therefore I'm doing interviews with experts in order to find some better ideas and opinions about my hypotheses. Would someone here help me? It doesn't take much time.

Thanks a lot, Christina

May i know who are the researchers in the field of criminal justice system and in good governance studies?

As part of a Carnegie funded project, we are mapping current approaches to impeding corruption.  Based out of the Institute for Human Security at the Fletcher School, the work looks across sectors and even includes projects where anti-corruption may not be the primary emphasis.   All references to projects or ideas of where we can find actually projects are most appreciated.  Thanks!

In the recent three decades local democracy attracted intensive research activities. Taking into account European context, most of the relevant scholars concluded that the quality of local democracy had been improved since the 1980s in the cases of so called 'Western European countries' and since the beginning of the 1990s in the cases of so called 'Post-Communist European countries'. However, the achieved improvements have been of different nature, and they have been accompanied by various unintended (or even negative) outcomes too.

Some important structural pillars of corporate governance are the board of directors, executive management, internal audit, external audit and the risk management functions.

Trust is a foundation of all human relationships. The need to focus actions and behaviours on embedding and sustaining trust is at the heart of organisational culture. Good governance will depend to some degree on the level of trust existing between the people in such structural functions. An objective of assurance functions like internal audit and risk management should be to enhance the trust within governance relationships.

What role / value does assurance play in maintaining and increasing such trust?

I am looking for initial pointers to research that has been undertaken on this topic.

In particular, in a society such as Rwanda. Does it have any effect on the economy, education (especially of girls), family planning, female empowerment, or traditional male-female relations?