Abstract
In the contemporary era, the significance of governance has elevated as far as he
developmental discourse is concerned. Good Governance is regarded as pre-requisite for a
peaceful open world. The political regime, systems and procedures for exercising authority;
and capacity of governments are the key dimensions of governance. Thus it is also
considered as a crucial element in formulating any development strategy. The article will
carry an indepth study of what the term ‘Good Governance’ really means and its key
dimensions viz-a-viz the developmental course. This article is a study on the governance
issues which South Asian region faces. It seeks out to classify the key problems that are
widespread to the region and concludes with a common agenda for good governance
(without going into the detail of each country separately but the governance indicators of
each South Asian Countries are provided at the end). The constarints and problems of poor
governace will be studied in detail. On the basis of various strands of issues, the article
winds up that the spirit of governance lies in delivering to the citizens of South Asia, the
civil liberties, the rights, the provisions, preserved in the constitution of each of these
countries as regards to the political, economic and social life and identifies major problems
in the accomplishment of those aspirations.
Muhammad Saleem Mazhar , Naheed S. Goraya. (2015) Issues of Good Governance in South Asia, South Asian Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2.
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