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Trilochan Pokharel, trilochan.pokharel@nasc.org.np
Session objectives
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Presentation outline
Reframing governance
Governance models
Government and governance
Governance actors
Governance status in Nepal
Issues and challenges
Reimagining governance
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Inside-out
What comes in mind when you discuss
the term governance?
Quality?
Society?
People?
Government?
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Inside-out
Authority?
Management?
Political environment?
International environment?
Bureaucracy?
Non-government actors?
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What else?
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Defining Governance
State
Political parities and
environment
Integrity
Governance Bureaucratic systems
Leadership System and culture
Strategic
orientation International context
Culture and social
values
Citizens
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Working Definition
As a system or process for exercise of
authority, by state authorities and
delegated entities, which is founded on
common values and operates through
democratic infrastructure and delivers
public services to strengthen the state
and people relationship.
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Case: Local Governance
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Governance Factors
Governance in
Nepal
Environ Technol
Legal
mental ogical
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See page 85 from Public Management and Governance (Tony Bovaird and Elke Loffler)
Group Work
60 mins (10 mins reading, 20 mins group work, 5
mins sharing each, 5 min debrief)
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What democratic value is here?
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Governance…
Turke (2008)
Structure- systems,
processes, institutions…
Actor- policy makers,
public service providers
and government…
Synthesis- combination of
both
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Evolution of Governance
‘Pre-modern’ Hierarchy/burea Market, 3rd generation,
ucracy managerial ‘post-modern’
Control Through Rules, supervision Prices, contracts, Co-
family and management ordination/netwo
connections controls rk/Facilitation
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Government and Governance
Hierarchical to network
among actors.
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Actors of Democratic Governance
Change in
governance
Global Actors
philosophy- State
governance
beyond Civil
Market
Society
government
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Actors of Democratic Governance
Change in governance Creating favourable
philosophy- political, legal and
governance beyond economic environment
Global Actors
government State
Civil
Mobilizing people’s Market
Society
participation, promoting Creating
constructive engagement opportunities for
people
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Governance…
State People
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Actors…..
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Governance Institutions/Actors in Nepal
Political institutions
Executive
and Governance Market and
Bureaucracy, other non-
as government
other public interaction actors
entities
Global institutions
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Changing governance platform
Where do these Is there collusion/
institutions operate? Political institutions conflict of interests?
Executive
and Governance Market and
Bureaucracy, other non-
as government
other public interaction actors
entities
Interferences (self-governance)
Interplays (co-governance)
Interventions (hierarchical-
governance)
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Issues and Challenges
Performance orientation
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-1.00
-1.50
-2.00
-2.50
Voice and Accountability Political Stability and Absence of Violence
Government Effectiveness Regulatory Quality
Rule of Law Control of Corruption
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Source: World Bank, 2016.
Changes in Government Roles
Classical Public New Governance
Administration
Program/Agency Tools
Hierarchy Network
Public vs private Public & private
Command and control Negotiation and
persuasion
Management skills Enablement skills
Source: Salamon, L. M. (2000). The New Governance and the
NASC, Tools of Public Action: An
2018
Introduction. Fordham Urban Law Journal. 25(5): 1611-1674.
Positioning role of Public Service
• What functions does government
Function do?
• How does government function?
Strength
ened
• What impact does change in
state-
Impact government functions have on you
and your organization? people
relations
Compe • What level of knowledge, skills and hip
behaviors do you have to perform?
tency
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Self Assessment Exercise
(Time: 20 min.)
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New Constitution-New Context
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Competency Required
Building integrity
Managing relationship
Managing resources
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Thank you
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