Nurturing democratic elections for good governance and African renaissance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20242033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lesiba Joseph Teffo, Lesiba Teffo (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-129 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi- Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-7274 • E-ISSN: 1818-6874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18186874.2014.916882 |
| OpenAlex | W2100163055 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The role of good governance underpinned by human rights, sound ethical principles and values has been identified as an appropriate pillar necessary for to improve the living conditions of the citizens in the current information age and knowledge economies. This article argues that to get the right people to practise good governance requires periodic democratic elections. The article contends that credible and legitimate electoral results are the necessary, if not sufficient conditions for good governance and attendant development. Effectively, the two are mutually inclusive and not exclusive. It concludes that history attests that their coexistence has in the main yielded success and development wherever they jointly obtain
Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratic governance · Economics · Good governance · Law and economics · Management · Pillar · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · The Renaissance · Engineering · History · Human Rights and Development · International Development and Aid · Law · Public Administration
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