First, from broader perspective, good governance, which promotes accountability, transparency, rule of law and. The objective of this article is to illuminate the interrelationship among the three triumvirate concepts. Accountable public officials must be answerable for government behaviour, and be responsive. The note then goes on to assess some key causal linkages between democracy and development in section iii, discussing in particular modernisation theory and the emergence of democracy. The concept good governance emerged as a development agenda by world bank twenty years ago. The ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front holds 100 percent of the. This is a reflectionof the increasing acceptance of the fact. In addition, democratic governance wants achievement of the millennium. Essentially, this involves a combination of democracy, the social welfare state and the rule of law. The best answer to ethiopias questions i will try to briefly elucidate the paradoxes and fallacies in tagels assumptions and his premises with which he argued the eprdf remains to be the only viable alternative to ethiopias democratic questions.
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of civics and ethical education in building the good behaviour of citizens and making them active participants in the development of democratic governance in ethiopia. Political legitimacy through periodic free and fair election during which results are. Indigenous institutions of governance to modern democracy came into focus. Rule of law, democracy and good governance, on the one hand and their contributions towards an endeavour to realize sustainable development in. Good governance on the ground in ethiopia global journal. Democracy, human rights, and governance ethiopia u. In international development, good governance is a way of measuring how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in a preferred way. Good governance implies presence of rule of law, safeguard of human rights, and existence of honest and efficient government, accountability, transparency, predictability and openness. Governance, in the world of globalization and competition, matters in accelerating development and in reducing poverty particularly in most developing. It also examines the factors for low achievements of good governance in the country and the changes that the fdre.
In fact, because the two concepts rely on very different criteria, it is not clear that, in the discourse, good governance includes democracy. The ethiopia democracy and its challenges and achievements. The democracy in ethiopia when we compare to its past history. Role of civics and ethical education for the development. The main objective of this research is, therefore, to respond to the search of alternative solution to hurdles democratisation process, africa as a region as well as ethiopia as a country faces, through african indigenous knowledge of governance, namely the gadaa system. It reports a slight imbalance between the four areas contributing to the index. Democracy, political participation and good governance in.
Politicalwhen we talk of good governance in the context of ethiopia the need for. The brief about ethiopian good governance and continuation issue what ethiopia was fought to have a todays an authentic good governance and potentiality of individual leaderships like a prime minister of current ethiopia and other many confidential leaders that have the wish for the common good of its people and country at heart. What is difference between democracy and good governance. The significance and practice of good governance in addis ababa. Key issues affecting youth in ethiopia policy and legislation over the last years, the issue of youth have received greater attention in ethiopia and the government. An assessment of the challenges and prospects of good. Abstract the purpose of this paper was to assess the challenges of good governance in ethiopia. Benevolent leaders who appeared at different times in its long history could not overcome or right the wrongs done by brutal rulers. In order to solve these challenges address the gaps identified, the government. The landmark of good governance in order to bring sustainable development in ethiopia was the ratification of 1995 federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre constitution. It is intended to make the teaching and learning process a. Ethiopias efforts to strengthen democratic governance and improve basic service delivery.
The regional action program of the promotion of democracy and good governance comprises three subprograms and five protocols. Ethiopian experiences at democracy introduction over its long history different regions of ethiopia had one or the other type of governance. Accordingly, secondary sources, such as books, journal. Nor do discussions of good governance usually mention elections, whether democratic or otherwise. In the first part of the article, i outlined the major policy framework constraints that prevented the emergence of well functioning system of good governance in ethiopia. Good governance the concept in the last twenty years, the concepts of governance and good governance have become widely used in both the academic and donor communities. Pdf challenges of good governance in ethiopia fikre fikadu. Route for sustainable development in ethiopia academic journals. The erosion of good governance by the practice of democracy has deepened the crisis of democracy. Of course, if we take a suitably broad concept of development to incorporate. A governance approach highlights issues of state responsiveness and accountability, and the. Governance in this context can apply to corporate, international, national, or local governance as well as the. A complex relationship by pranab bardhan university of california at berkeley i most of us, ardent democrats all, would like to believe that democracy is not merely good in itself, it is also valuable in enhancing the process of development. However, it is important to note that democracy assistance constitutes only one aspect of a much broader international agenda to support good governance.
Selassie in may 1991, the much hated and brutal militarymarxist dictatorship that traumatized ethiopians for seventeen years was finally overthrown. Hence, reinforcing good governance and democratic system is crucial and paves ways to economic and social development mofed, 2010. A critique of assumptions and methods since the end of the cold war the world has witnessed significant political and economic developments with farreaching consequences for global order. Stability, good governance, and rule of law are essential for continued economic growth and social development in ethiopia, one of the poorest and populous countri es in the world. This module is the first part of the course on governance and development. Therefore, the quest for good leadership is a sinequanon for governance and sustainable development. Under the fdre, urban land is governed and administrated by the urban land leasehold. The governance reform agenda is strong, but its success will largely depend on the adequacy of implementation capacity, political commitment, and incentives of the different actors.
Good governance can enhance capacity building in government for poverty reduction strategies. Posted in africa, analysis, ethiopia, featured, news tagged ethiopia antiterrorism law, ethiopia ben emmerson u. The role of parliament in promoting good governance 3 executive summary in the 21st century, there is growing interest more than ever before in issues related to democracy and good governance around the world. Pdf challenges of good governance in ethiopia fikre. Good governance can be exercised on the following levels. Problems and prospects for democracy by alemante g. Politicalwhen we talk of good governance in the context of ethiopia the need for political reforms occupies the most prominent place. Family community government local and national regional and international 8 good governance principles for leaders and institutions 1. The brief about ethiopian good governance and continuation. Lets start from definitions used by intergovernmental organizations. Ethiopias human development index score has steadily increased over the past decade, but its participation and human rights score has remained stagnant. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa. Doc the role of democracy, good governance and rule of.
A competent management of a countrys resources and affairs. These two traditions have dissimilar conceptualisations. To achieve this purpose, the researcher employed qualitative methodology. The 1989 world bank study, subsaharan africa from crisis to sustainable growth 1, indicated good governance as a public service that is efficient, a judicial system that is reliable, and an administration that is accountable to the public.
Sound corporate governance is grounded in the antithesis of the socalled revolutionary democracy. The papers contribution to the literature is twofold. When democracy is abused, good governance becomes elusive and evasive. Dickson 2011 said that good governance in relation to a popular democracy ought to be hinged on two basic things. With its rising economic growth and a growing youth population, ethiopias current transition to a democratic and. This article tries to explain, as simply as possible, what governance and good governance means. Over the last few years, the african development bank group the bank has given due recognition to the issue of good governance for two main reasons. Ethiopia s human development index score has steadily increased over the past decade, but its participation and human rights score has remained stagnant. The ibrahim index of overall governance ranks ethiopia 31 out of 54 countries in africa. Good governance appears to be the heart of democratic values and principles which includes participation, effectiveness and efficiency, transparency, accountability and rule of law. The united nations development programme undp is rolling out a new usd 40 million1 governance and democratic participation programme in ethiopia june 2017 to december 2021 to further advance good governance and deeply. It would also be bringing together leaders in business, politics, diplomacy, development experts, and. In ethiopia, urban land administration is often perceived as one of the most corrupt sectors in public administration yiadom, et al.
Rule of law, the fight against crimes against humanity, and human rights which includes. Second is to examine the current attempts at developing parameters to measure and track the evolution and development of good governance in africa. The regional center on democracy, good governance, human rights and civic education. The second and last part of the article attempts to sort out the major challenges that have prevented the realization of good governance in ethiopia during the reign of eprdf in the last two decades. Democracy and governance in africa democratization in. First is to interrogate the debate on democracy and good governance in africa, its theory, the interface of the two elements, and their genealogy.
The ibrahim index of overall governance ranks ethiopia 31. Addis ababa university school of graduate studies aauetd. With its rising economic growth and a growing youth population, ethiopia s current transition to a democratic and. Good governance in this sense means effective and efficient structures which provide optimal support to citizens in leading a safe and productive life in line with their desires and opportunities. It is among other things participatory, transparent and accountable. The major military, if not the political, forces responsible for the demise of the dictatorship known as the. This seminar is concerned on some of the municipalities found in ethiopia. However, ethiopia has also embarked on democratization and good governance building processes like any other country, it has faced a number of challenges.
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