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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > good governance
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good governance  

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  • The concept of governance is as old as human civilization. In their 2002 article, “Comparing Governance across Countries and Over Time,” Goran Hoyden and Julius Court note that there are those who view governance, on the one hand, “as concerned with the rules of conducting public affairs, and on the other, those who see it as steering or controlling public affairs” (p. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Good Governance]

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