The Governance Brief: Engaging Citizens and Civil Society to Promote Good Governance and Development Effectiveness (Issue 23: 2015)
Bhargava, Vinay | August 2015
Abstract
Good governance signifi es open, inclusive, accountable, and eff ective public institutions. Promoting good governance is a key strategic
objective of the global development agenda. Poor governance has opposite characteristics and is at the heart of corruption. For more than a decade, governments and donors have recognized the importance of promoting good governance and fighting corruption, and have been implementing good governance and anticorruption reforms (supply side of governance reforms).
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Bhargava, Vinay. 2015. The Governance Brief: Engaging Citizens and Civil Society to Promote Good Governance and Development Effectiveness (Issue 23: 2015). © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5117. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Development In East Asia
Infrastructure Development Projects
Institutional Development
Millennium Development Goals
Social Development Programs
Social Development
Educational Development
Rural Planning
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