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• Good governance


  Running a country or organization in a fair, transparent, and responsible way
• Good governance involves

  • Making sure leaders are accountable for their actions
  • Being clear about how decisions are made
  • Following laws fairly
  • Listening to people's needs
  • Treating everyone fairly
  • Including everyone in decision-making
• Good governance (definition)


  A set of processes that ensure the effective and accountable management of public resources and the implementation of policies that promote sustainable development and the well-being of citizens
• Sen's Capability Approach

  • Capability vs. Functionings
  • Focus on Agency
  • Diversity of Human Goals
  • Multi-Dimensional Approach
  • Policy Implications
• Institutional Theory (Douglass North)

  Good governance means having transparent, fair, and effective systems in place that encourage economic growth, protect people's rights, and prevent abuse of power
• Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Joseph Schumpeter)


  • Emphasizes the role of entrepreneurs in driving economic progress within a capitalist society
• The World is Flat (Thomas Friedman)


  Good governance entails strategies that enable countries to compete effectively in a globalized environment, such as promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and a skilled workforce
• Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Thomas Piketty)


  Good governance can mitigate income inequality through progressive taxation and strategic public investments, ensuring equitable distribution of resources and opportunities
• The Bottom Billion (Paul Collier)


  Strengthening governance practices is crucial in addressing poverty and promoting sustainable development globally
• Governance


  The structures and processes of decision-making within organizations or societies, encompassing the rules, policies, laws, and regulations that influence and exert power over social behavior
• Governance theories

  • Communitarianism
  • Marxism
  • Neo-Liberalism
  • Rational Choice Theory
  • Regulation Theory
  • Institutionalism
  • Libertarian Socialism
• Communitarianism


  A social and political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of community in the functioning of political life, in analyzing and evaluating political institutions, and in understanding human identity and well-being
• Marxism


  A social, political, and economic philosophy that examines the effect of capitalism on labor, productivity, and economic development and argues for worker evolution
• Neo-Liberalism


  A form of capitalism that promotes private, market-based interest at the expense of public and state-supported institutions
• Rational Choice Theory


  A theory that states that individuals use rational calculations to make rational choices and achieve outcomes that are aligned with their objectives
• Regulation Theory


  A set of propositions or hypotheses about why regulation emerges, which actors contribute to that emergence, and typical patterns of interaction between regulatory actors
• Institutionalism


  A theory about how organizational structures, norms, practices, and patterns of social relationships are connected to the broader social and cultural environment
• Libertarian Socialism


  An anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist political current that emphasizes self-governance and worker's self-management
• Public Administration


  The study and application of management principles in the context of public organizations, aiming to explain, understand, and guide the practice of managing public organizations
• Approaches in Public Administration

  • Classical Administration
  • Behavioral Approaches
  • Public Choice Theory
  • New Public Management
  • Governance and Collaborative Management
  • Public Value Theory
  • Digital Governance and E-government
• Classical Administration

  Emphasis on hierarchy, efficiency, and specialization
• Behavioral Approaches


  Emphasis on Human behavior within organizations
• Public Choice Theory

  Analyzation of public decision-making
• New Public Management

  Advocate market-oriented reforms, drew from private-sector management practices into the public sector
• Governance and Collaborative Management


  Emphasizing collaboration among diverse stakeholders to address complex societal issues
• Public Value Theory

  Emphasize public organizations' creation of societal Value
• Digital Governance and E-Government


  Explore the transformation of administrative processes through technology