Elements Of Good Governance

The concept of democratic governance and its elements
In the modern world, we hear very often about the concepts of good governance and democratic governance. Governance is described in various manners and is related to different domains, weather it is the internet, school, city, or business governance. The concept of good governance has been approached for many decades by the governments of nation states as well as international organizations. Good governance was primarily presented by the World Bank as a requirement, at a national level, in order to facilitate the development reforms (Haldenwang 2004). (in cartea E-Government for Good Governance )
For the World Bank, good governance is “epitomized by predictable, open and enlightened policy

Chapter 5 DIMENSIONS OF TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE Jeremy Pope (p.116) in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: Governments Serving Citizens, 2007, Vienna, Austria. This does not imply that the citizens should know everything about the activity of the government, but it emphasizes the necessity of a well informed population as far as the public interest is involved. The citizens have the right to know and to receive clear definitions and explanations about the decision-making processes in their countries. The information should be open to all people, not only to those that have the

There are different forms of accountability that are based on opposing forms. The main forms of accountability for this research refer to the horizontal and vertical accountability.
The term horizontal accountability describes the action of such institutions as parliament and the judiciary, that have the capacity of a network of relatively autonomous powers (i.e.other institutions) that can call into question, and eventually punish the improper way of discharging the responsibilities of a given official. Alternatively, vertical accountability refers to the methods that citizens, mass media and civil society use in order to accomplish good performance on officials.
The parliament plays an important role in both horizontal and vertical accountability. Citizens and civil society can look for the support of elected representatives to intervene in case of inadequate or inappropriate action by government. Simultaneously, through the use of public hearings, committee investigation and public petitioning, parliament can provide a vehicle for public voice and a means through which citizens and civic groups can question government and seek parliamentary sanctions if needed