THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS REGARDING GOOD GOVERNANCE

Abstract

Today’s politicians, especially those who hold public offices, by the exercise of their duties, aim to govern on a local or regional level. Also, most of them, even if not all, claim that, the measures and policies they promote provide the citizens with good governance, on a state level, but also in regard to national/international structures. In this context, this paper aims to analyze the concept of “governance” and especially “good governance” by analyzing the opinions of doctrine; we will also analyze the similarities between “good governance” and “good administration” in the modern times, as well as the modern meaning of the term “good governance”. We also wish to research if the concept of “good governance” is specific to politics and the public sector or if it is involved in other areas of activity, specific to every domain. On the other hand, we aim to analyze if the concept of “good governance” and that of “state of law” are intertwined in any way or if they are two independent concepts which identify different aspects of the modern state and the activity within a state.