Good governance

• Author: Jihan Shanabli
• Position: National Institute of Economic Research 'Costin C. Kiritescu', Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
• Pages: 176-181

AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, www.juridicalj ournal.univagora.ro

ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677

No. 2 (2012), pp. 176-181

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GOOD GOVERNANCE

J. Shanabli

Jihan Shanabli

National Institute of Economic Research “Costin C. Kiritescu”,

Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

*Correspondence: Jihan Shanabli, Romanian Academy, 13 Calea 13 Septembrie St.,

Bucharest, Romania

E-mail: shanabli.jihan@yahoo.com

Abstract

The present paper represents a contribution to the research area dedicated to the

study of governance. The proposed approach is taking into consideration four dimensions:

the political one, the economic, the administrative and the social one. The study involves

three main international institutions: the World Bank, the European Commission and the

United Nations Organization.

Keywords: good governance, human rights and fundamental liberties, accountability,

rule of law, efficacy.

Introduction

During the last decades, the economic, political and social development has reached

new levels. The academic interest shown by the political researchers, economic scientists and

sociologists transformed governance and the conn topics into one of the most prosperous and

dynamic fields of social sciences. New questions rise and new answers and better solutions

require to be found.

In the modern society, the state is often identified with the political community or the

governance as such

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.

The governance of a state has various meanings. Therefore, governance can be

considered the way in which the public, economic and administrative authorities exercise

their authority in the management of public affairs, but, as well, governance can be interpreted

as the process through which a society can be steered and ruled

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.

It is the state

3

that interferes through the economic policies, molding the political

economy

4

, in order to correct the disequilibrium and thus to stabilize the state’s economy, it is

the state that imposes the rules and regulations for a proper functioning, it is the state that

creates the general environment for a favorable development and evolution.

1

Liah Greenfeld, Nationalism and Modernity, Social Research, Vo l. 63, No. 1, Spring, 1996, p. 20.

2

I sabelle Guisnel, Les indicateurs de gouvernance. Les indicateurs: de la fabrique a la practiqu e, Seminaire

Regional sur Gouvernace au Sud, Coutonou, 2002.

http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/ofpa/unpan00 4378.pdf.

3

Philippe Brunner, “Economie contemporaine”, 2008,

http://jwkieser.free.fr/economie/poly_eco_10_11.pdf.

4

Thad Dunni ng, Resource Dependence, Economic Performance and Political Stability, The Journal of Conflict

Resolution, Vol. 49, No. 4, Paradigm in Distress? Primary Commoditie s and Civil War, Aug., 2005, p. 474.