Good governance, professionalism, ethics and responsibility

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demetrios Argyriades
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Definitive Answer ◽  
Administrative Capacity ◽  
The World ◽  
Deep Trouble ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
The Moment

In a recent publication of the IIAS entitled The World We Could Win (Fraser-Moleketi, 2005), Professor Werner Jann aptly concluded: ‘The moment when somebody declares the ”end of history” or indeed ”end of discussion”, on the ground that all has been said and all the problems of governance have been resolved, we shall all be in deep trouble’ (pp. 156-7). We have been in some trouble for more than 20 years, precisely on this account. Developing countries, especially, have been victims of one-dimensional thinking which was sold to the world as the definitive answer to public sector reform. The ‘market model’ of governance sought to convert the government to private sector ways and ‘hollow out’ the State. A salient trait of this model was technocratic claims and scientific pretensions. The model, in effect, purported ‘to develop a science of administration with principles of universal validity’ (Heady, 2001: 391). Both in theory and in practice, the outcomes of this mind-set have been very mixed at best. As this article will show, it tried to root its claims in the myth of global convergence. It thus sought to legitimate ‘coercive isophormism’, that is to say solutions imposed on developing countries without any regard to the institutional context and administrative capacity in each particular case. Backed by political clout, the resulting ‘policy transfers’ have arguably contributed to arresting the development of innovative approaches consistent with the culture and needs of the countries concerned. They have exacerbated the problems of corruption, decline of public trust and the erosion of public service.

On retroeconomy

2017 ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
V. Papava
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
International Competition ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Role Of The Government

This paper analyzes the problem of technological backwardness of economy. In many mostly developing countries their economies use obsolete technologies. This can create the illusion that this or that business is prosperous. At the level of international competition, however, it is obvious that these types of firms do not have any chance for success. Retroeconomics as a theory of technological backwardness and its detrimental effect upon a country’s economy is considered in the paper. The role of the government is very important for overcoming the effects of retroeconomy. The phenomenon of retroeconomy is already quite deep-rooted throughout the world and it is essential to consolidate the attention of economists and politicians on this threat.

Book Reviews

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-468
Author(s):  
Zoltán Ádám ◽  
László Csaba ◽  
András Bakács ◽  
Zoltán Pogátsa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Monetary Union ◽  
Economic And Monetary Union ◽  
European Studies ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
East European ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

István Csillag - Péter Mihályi: Kettős kötés: A stabilizáció és a reformok 18 hónapja [Double Bandage: The 18 Months of Stabilisation and Reforms] (Budapest: Globális Tudás Alapítvány, 2006, 144 pp.) Reviewed by Zoltán Ádám; Marco Buti - Daniele Franco: Fiscal Policy in Economic and Monetary Union. Theory, Evidence and Institutions (Cheltenham/UK - Northampton/MA/USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Co., 2005, 320 pp.) Reviewed by László Csaba; Piotr Jaworski - Tomasz Mickiewicz (eds): Polish EU Accession in Comparative Perspective: Macroeconomics, Finance and the Government (School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College of London, 2006, 171 pp.) Reviewed by András Bakács; Is FDI Based R&D Really Growing in Developing Countries? The World Investment Report 2005. Reviewed by Zoltán Pogátsa

Platform for Citizen Engagement for Good Governance in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-66
Author(s):  
Abhishek Singh ◽  
Anjali Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Development ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
The Government ◽  
Share Information

Citizens are important stakeholders and play a critical role in advocating and enabling public institutions to become more transparent, accountable, and effective and suggest innovative solutions to complex development challenges. Citizen engagement is at the core of good governance. Mygov.in is a platform to engage citizens and get their input and suggestions for various government policies and plans in India. MyGov platform provides an opportunity to citizens across the world to engage directly with the government departments, policymakers, and implementers. MyGov is planned as the key platform for all citizen engagement needs of the country across various departments and ministries. The presence of such a digital platform in a democratic country reflects willingness on part of the government to share information and make citizens a partner in decision making. This chapter elaborates on the need, discusses the MyGov initiative, compares it to other such initiatives globally and highlights major issues and concerns in the citizen engagement process.

The Epistemic Problem of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Necessary Information Policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Ikbal Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Civil Society Organization ◽  
Sufficient Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Familiar World ◽  
The Government

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted personal, social, and economic lives of millions of people around the world. It has taken the familiar world away from everyone. The pandemic is in large part an epistemic problem caused by the invisible contagious virus. Its invisibility can make people ignorant of the threat and spread of the virus. Government and public need scientists to identify and understand the problem of COVID-19. While the latter do not have complete knowledge to cure the disease, they are more knowledgeable to inform the government how to prevent the pandemic from getting worse. Appropriate government intervention requires a thorough investigation involving frequent and massive data collection, which is too expensive for developing countries. Without sufficient data, any government claim and intervention are questionable. The government can compensate the insufficiency of data by acquiring data and information from other sources, such as civil society organization and the public.

scholarly journals Agility in Teacher Training: Distance Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Yonit Nissim ◽  
Eitan Simon
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Survey Responses

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to respond in new and unconventional ways. Quick thinking and unusual flexibility were required whilst operating under conditions of uncertainty and fear. This article deals with agility in the implementation of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic as it occurred at Ohalo College of Education with the outbreak of the epidemic in Israel in March 2020. Within 48 hours from the moment that Israel’s government announced a nation-wide lockdown, the College shifted from frontal teaching and learning to social distancing and distance teaching. The College adopted agile leadership that led to moving 700 courses to distance learning and teaching, with 150 lecturers and 1,500 students in their homes; the semester continued, but differently, in light of the lockdown and limitations ordered by the government. It is clear that such swift organization, executed with maximum flexibility, did not benefit from proper planning and was far perfect. This article offers a look at academic agility as demonstrated during the transition of a college of education to distance learning under emergency conditions. It will be examined through an analysis of survey responses from students. The goal of the survey was to assess students’ attitudes toward the implementation of this strategy.

scholarly journals Towards A Digitalized Collaborative Zakat Management System for Accelerating Good Governance Practices in the New Normal

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Roshayani Arshad ◽  
Ruhaini Muda ◽  
Ramesh Nair
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Government

Many countries around the world are slowly beginning to move from managing the COVID-19 crisis to recovery and reopening of economies. In Malaysia, the government has launched various initiatives with the main aim to empower people, propel business and stimulate the economy. However, the socio-economic shock brought by COVID-19 pandemic is of the magnitude that the world has not experienced in decades. Hence, government alone cannot address the enormous challenge without collaborating with the diverse and inclusive stakeholders. As one of the collaborators, zakat institution is well positioned to play a significant role in this transformation. However, in meeting the demand for this role, zakat institutions need to adapt to the major shifts in many aspects of the pre pandemic way of doing things. One significant shift started at the beginning of the pandemic in Malaysia where many industries experience sharp increase in the adoption of digital channels. This is expected to accelerate and moving forward the government is providing help in moving towards more comprehensive adoption of digitalization. Given the current scenario, this paper proposes a model based on digitalization of collaborative zakat management for Pusat Pungutan Zakat, Wilayah Persekutuan (PPZ-MAIWP). The model provides a starting point in understanding the capability required to move towards more comprehensive digitalization of services provided by PPZ-MAIWP. The digitalization model is based on a collaborative effort between PPZ-MAIWP and other organisations in distributing zakat for empowerment initiatives. Using a developed impact assessment prototype system, this paper will provide a simulation results where PPZ-MAWIP will be able to short list organisations based on accumulated highest score received for the following components: governance structures, capability to deliver initiatives effectively and clarity of targeted socio-economic impact. Once the organisations are short listed, PPZ will then call for an online meeting with the selected organisations before making the final decision. The use of the digital model allows PPZ-MAIWP to make decisions faster, more objective and adapt to remote workplace. In addition, the selection criteria can also be used subsequently by PPZ-MAIWP to monitor the progress of the initiatives and also for the selected organisations to report on their progress. This forms part of the risk management process and in turn enhances effective delivery of sustainable empowerment initiatives funded by zakat fund. It is also an important mechanism to facilitate timely reporting on the social economic impact delivered that is crucial in enhancing stakeholders’ engagement and trust. Hence, this system accelerates good governance practices throughout the zakat distribution ecosystem. The model and the simulation presented can also act as a starting point in operationalisation of more comprehensive digitalization by PPZ in the new normal. Overall, the new normal provides substantial opportunities for PPZ to accelerate adoption of digitalization and good governance practices throughout the zakat ecosystem.  

E-Government and Transformation of Service Delivery in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1606-1622
Author(s):  
Noore Alam Siddiquee ◽  
Mohd. Zin Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
The Core ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
The Government

Since the 1990s e-government has been a leading feature of public sector reform in Malaysia. As elsewhere around the world, at the core Malaysia's e-government agenda is the desire to reinvent governance and service delivery so as to realize national developmental goals. Variety of e-initiatives undertaken and implemented over the past decades has improved the nation's e-profile and readiness. These programs have also brought about profound changes to the mode of service delivery and the nature of interactions between the government and citizens and other stakeholders. The paper demonstrates the current trends in e-government by focusing on some most recent initiatives and their roles in modifying governance and service delivery systems thereby producing benefits of efficiency, improved access and convenience, among others. It argues that while Malaysia has made significant inroads in e-services and is ahead of most developing countries, yet progress remains unsatisfactory when compared with regional and world leaders. The paper sheds lights on current impediments of e-government in Malaysia and their implications.

scholarly journals Nigeria’s development process, methodology and milestones planned for VISION 20:2020 - 13 years after

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-168
Author(s):  
M.O. Abanikannda ◽  
D.A. Adekomi
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The World ◽  
Process Methodology ◽  
The Government

Since after independence in Nigeria in 1960, the country has been fighting for good governance and a capable state in terms of economic and socioeconomic. The Nigeria development programs have been implemented to achieve the objectives. In 2009, the government of Nigeria embarked upon vision 2020, the ambition to position Nigeria to become one of the top 20 economic in the world national development by 2020 by linking the objective of the National Economic and Empowerment Development Strategy(NEEDS) and the seven-point agenda. However, there are certain questions that need to be asked such as; how much the vision 2020 myth is becoming reality; how has Nigeria performed in terms of good governance and a capable state as far as vision 2020 is concerned. Keywords: government of Nigeria, good governance, vision 2020, national development, ambition and capable state

scholarly journals THE GROWTH FACTORS OF TELECOM INDUSTRY IN INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 792-799
Author(s):  
Bhavik Barot
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Telecom Industry ◽  
The Government ◽  
Telecom Sector ◽  
Do So

Globalization, privatization and liberalization accelerated all round reforms in many sectors, especially in developing economies, in the world. Developing countries- like India have realized the importance of communication in the later part of 20th century. According to DoT (2020), today Indian Telecommunication Sector is one of the fastest growing telecom sectors and it has become the second largest network in the world, next to China. The Government of India really has encouraged the telecom sector to penetrate in the new markets across the country by adopting appropriate policies. Therefore this sector is found to be in a growing path and with its potential will continue to do so in the future also. Keeping these in view, the present study analyzes the history & evolution of Indian Telecom Sector, its growth & developments in present scenario along with the future opportunities of the sector in India.

scholarly journals A Study of Good Governance Innovation of Javanese Leadership in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 342-350
Author(s):  
Hermini Susiatiningsih ◽  
Budi Setiyono ◽  
Sheiffi Puspapertiwi ◽  
Jumadil Saputra ◽  
Teuku Afrizal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Review Analysis ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Governance Innovation ◽  
Optimal Implementation

In developing countries, the government faces many problems related to good governance. Also, there is a lack of understanding of good governance innovation. Thus, this study focuses on the local context. In practice, many developing countries take the notion of good governance for granted, therefore it without critical views. This situation leads to the gap between expected outcomes and realization, which cause the sub-optimal implementation of good governance. Of these, the present paper argues that the implementation of good governance innovations by considering the theory or ideology context. The design of this study is a qualitative study through systematic literature review analysis. Two factors are influencing the success of good governance innovations, namely leader and leadership in Javanese culture. The result of this study found that the success of good governance innovation is supported by the existence of leaders and leadership style which conform to Javanese culture and philosophy. In conclusion, the output embodies the notion of good governance; the process is a unique combination of good governance and local wisdom, which is Javanese philosophy.

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