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Henk Addink - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Good Governance - Good Governance: An Introduction
Good Governance, 2019Co-Authors: Henk AddinkAbstract:Good Governance is a legal concept and a cornerstone of the modern state. It is the most modern of the three cornerstones of the state, whereas the rule of law and democracy concepts are the more classical yet still lively cornerstones. The legal system of the state requires further specification by norms and enforcement and the concept of Good Governance plays an important role. Three steps can be distinguished in the positivation of the concept: the identification, the internalization, and the enforcement of Good Governance. There is a direct link between Good Governance and human rights which can be illustrated by different articles in international human rights treaties. The latest developments are related to the right to Good Governance. Important also are the development of most of the originally unwritten principles by the judiciary which are later more or less codified and the internationalization of national administrative law by the development of principles of Good Governance including principles of Good administration.
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Good Governance
2019Co-Authors: Henk AddinkAbstract:The pivotal aim of this book is to explain the creation, development, and impact of Good Governance from a conceptual, principal perspective and in the context of national administrative law. Three lines of reasoning have been worked out: developing the concept of Good Governance; specification of this concept by developing principles of Good Governance; and implementation of these principles of Good Governance on the national level. In this phase of further development of Good Governance, it is important to have a clear concept of Good Governance, presented in this book as the third cornerstone of a modern state, alongside the concepts of the rule of law and democracy. That is a rather new national administrative law perspective which is influenced by regional and international legal developments; thus, we can speak about Good Governance as a multilevel concept. But the question is: how is this concept of Good Governance further developed? Six principles of Good Governance (which in a narrower sense also qualify as principles of Good administration) have been further specified in a systematic way, from a legal perspective. These are the principles of properness, transparency, participation, effectiveness, accountability, and human rights. Furthermore, the link has been made with integrity standards. The important developments of each of these principles are described on the national level in Europe, but also in countries outside Europe (such as Australia, Canada, and South Africa). This book gives a systematic comparison of the implementation of the principles of Good Governance between countries.
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Good Governance - An Overview of Good Governance
Good Governance, 2019Co-Authors: Henk AddinkAbstract:Good Governance is needed because of legislative gaps, prevention of corruption, maladministration, and mismanagement, and fragmentation of administrative law norms. The concept of Good Governance has been developed in addition to aspects which can already be found in the rule of law and democracy concepts but are also related to the institutional framework of the government. The term ‘government’ is used for all the powers in the state; the administration is only one of these powers. These powers must fulfil certain norms, principles which sometimes are unwritten and developed by the judiciary or the ombudsman but more and more codified in the frame of the general (administrative) legislation. All the institutions of the government are involved in the development of these principles of Good Governance. There is not only a separation between the powers of the state, but more and more there are interactions between these powers in the development of principles of Good Governance and, hence, there is a balance between these principles. Therefore, there are different producers and sources of Good Governance.
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Good Governance - Conclusions on Good Governance: Concept and Context
Good Governance, 2019Co-Authors: Henk AddinkAbstract:Good Governance is a legal concept and a cornerstone of the modern state and presented in the book as the third cornerstone of a modern stone (alongside the rule of law and democracy). We concluded in relation to the development of the concept of Good Governance in part I that principles of Good Governance can only be legal principles when they have been somehow codified legal effect. The Good Governance principles became more concrete by enumerating six groups of principles (properness, transparency, participation, effectiveness, accountability, and human rights) which are found in many documents of national, regional, and international context. From the legal theory approach on Good Governance we discussed the character of these principles. In part II we specified the principles of Good Governance and starting with the principle of properness, which has also been developed under the name of the principle of natural justice. The second, the principle of transparency, is connected to the principle of participation which both have roots in the concept of democracy. The principles of effectiveness and accountability both have a relationship to the institutional structure and functioning. The last principle is the human rights principle which is linked to the rule of law but also to democracy. Several principles of Good Governance were already developed in regulations and in codes which are the building blocks for the development of the right to Good Governance. The implementation of Good Governance and the comparison between countries were explained in Part III. After that, the regional level was discussed—the European Union and the Council of Europe were chosen as models as far as it was comparable. The last chapter was about the implementation on the international level.
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Good Governance - Good Governance on Multiple Levels
Good Governance, 2019Co-Authors: Henk AddinkAbstract:There are different levels on which the concept and the principles of Good Governance have been developed: national, regional, and international. On the national level there are the developments of prevention maladministration but also from the regional and the international level there are injections—by harmonization and cooperation between the national governments—for these concepts and principles of Good Governance on the national level. Where on the national level the original concept of the rule of law was developed to protect the citizens, the concept of democracy made it necessary to provide more influence from the citizens. That was also because of the important realization of social and political rights and the more important active role of the government. In addition to the classical principles, more attention was also given to effectiveness and accountability of governmental institutions. Because of the fragmentation of administrative law there was also more attention given to the development of general administrative law acts on a national level. There were several initiatives of codes for Good Governance and Good administration. There was the development of the regionalization of administrative law. And, especially on an international level, the international institutions were more and more focused on Good Governance.
Helmut R. Brand - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Good Governance for the public's health.
European journal of public health, 2007Co-Authors: Helmut R. BrandAbstract:Good Governance is en vogue. It has become a leading concept in public administration. Here Good Governance stands for the aim of bringing together administrative bodies and all relevant stakeholders (citizens, NGOs, industry, etc.) to implement reforms improving the living conditions for all people. In ‘New Public Management’, Good Governance means working together coherently without relying on governments—rather following a principle of subsidiarity. The concept of Good Governance is increasingly being discussed in the context of Public Health. In the following it shall be explained what exactly is meant by this buzzword, how Good Governance can be justified and how it can be translated into Public Health practice for the betterment of population health: Governance means decision-making and the implementation of decisions. These decisions can be made within all different kinds of social institutions and arrangements and relate to communities, corporations, national and international levels. Good Governance is a concept articulated and conceptualized in the context of development and development … Correspondence: Dr. Helmut Brand MSc, MFPH, DLSHTM, Institute of Public Health NRW, Westerfeldstrase 35/37, D-33611 Bielefeld, Germany, tel: +49 521 8007 223, fax: +49 521 8007 202, e-mail: Helmut.Brand{at}loegd.nrw.de
Ditte-lene Sørensen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Codes of Good Governance
Public Integrity, 2014Co-Authors: Torben Jørgensen, Ditte-lene SørensenAbstract:Good Governance is a broad concept used by many international organizations to spell out how states or countries should be governed. Definitions vary, but there is a clear core of common public values, such as transparency, accountability, effectiveness, and the rule of law. It is quite likely, however, that national views of Good Governance reflect different political cultures and institutional heritages. Fourteen national codes of conduct are analyzed. The findings suggest that public values converge and that they match model codes from the United Nations and the European Council as well as conceptions of Good Governance from other international organizations. While values converge, they are balanced and communicated differently, and seem to some extent to be translated into the national cultures. The set of global public values derived from this analysis include public interest, regime dignity, transparency, neutrality, impartiality, effectiveness, accountability, and legality. The normative context of...
Alvaro Cuervo-cazurra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Codes of Good Governance
Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2009Co-Authors: Ruth V. Aguilera, Alvaro Cuervo-cazurraAbstract:Our review of the literature on codes of Good Governance highlights the rapid spread of codes of Good Governance around the world and how academic research has lagged behind in analyzing this topic. Despite the criticism that the codes’ voluntary nature limits their ability to improve Governance practices, codes of Good Governance appear to have generally improved the Governance of countries that have adopted them, although there is need for additional reforms. Unfortunately, research on codes of Good Governance has been studied in silos with little cross-fertilization across the different disciplines. We propose a multi-level framework to discuss three main topics that have emerged within the codes literature: the motivations behind the diffusion of codes across countries and its implications for convergence of corporate Governance practices; the content of the code and its “comply or explain” dimension; and the relationship between code compliance and firm performance. We conclude by proposing four areas of future research. Code development, adoption, and compliance are directly related to issues surrounding the Governance of the firm, and in particular to all the interactions that a director has inside and outside the firm. Codes are regulations that emerge from policy-making negotiations between the different stakeholders, such as the state (via the stock market regulators) and the investors.
Upasna - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Challenge of Good Governance in India
International Journal of Research, 2016Co-Authors: UpasnaAbstract:This paper makes an effort to provide a framework for Good Governance in India by identifying its essential features and shortcomings in its working and emphasizes need for innovative approaches. No theory of Governance could be intelligible unless it is seen in the context of its time. India’s democratic experience of the past six decades has clearly established that Good Governance must aim at expansion of social opportunities and removal of poverty. Good Governance, according to the author, means securing justice, empowerment, employment and efficient delivery of services.
