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Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws and norms born out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics and communication within an organized group of individuals. It sets the boundaries of acceptable conduct and practices of different actors of the group and controls their decision-making processes through the creation and enforcement of rules and guidelines. Furthermore, it also manages, allocates and mobilizes relevant resources and capacities of different members and sets the overall direction of the group in order to eff
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- Definitions
- Origin of the word
- Types
- Governance as process
- As a normative concept
- Fair governance
- Good governance
- Effective governance
- Internal and external effective governance
- Effects of effective governance
- Absence of effective governance
- Measurement and assessment
- By field of governance (society)
- Collaborative governance
- Environmental governance
- Global governance
- Health governance
- Metagovernance
- Multi-level governance
- Participatory governance
- Public governance
- Regulatory governance
- Security sector governance
- By field of governance (other)
- Contract governance
- Corporate governance
- Information technology governance
- Internet governance
- Land governance
- Landscape governance
- Private governance
- Project governance
- See also
- References
Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws and norms born out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics and communication within an organized group of individuals. It sets the boundaries of acceptable conduct and practices of different actors of the group and controls their decision-making processes through the creation and enforcement of rules and guidelines. Furthermore, it also manages, allocates and mobilizes relevant resources and capacities of different members and sets the overall direction of the group in order to effectively address its specific collective needs, problems and challenges.
The concept of governance can be applied to social, political or economic entities (groups of individuals engaged in some purposeful activity) such as a state and its government (public administration), a governed territory, a society, a community, a social group (like a tribe or a family), a formal or informal organization, a corporation, a non-governmental organization, a non-profit organization, a project team, a market, a network or even on the global stage. "Governance" can also pertain to a specific sector of activities such as land, environment, health, internet, security, etc. The degree of formality in governance depends on the internal rules of a given entity and its external interactions with similar entities. As such, governance may take many forms, driven by many different motivations and with many different results.