Good governance

Quran:

The Holy Quran describes good governance as the law of justice, a just and principled order and
compliance of rights and responsibilities in a society.

 “Those when given authority in land, establish (system of) salah, give zakah and enjoin
what is good (mauruf) and forbid what is wrong (munkar) (Quran, al-Hajj, 22:41)

 “O you who believe stand up as a witness for Allah in all fairness, and do not let the
hatred of people deviate you from justice (‘adl). Be just, this is closest to piety (Quran,
Al-Maidah, 5:8)

 "And those who answer the call of their Lord and establish worship, and whose affairs
are a matter of counsel." [42:38]

 For accountability: “…Lo the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these will
be asked” (Quran, Bani Israill, 17:36)
 Transparency: “O you who believe! When you deal with each other, in transactions
involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce them to writing. Let a
scribe write-down faithfully as between the parties…” (Quran, Al-Baqarah, Beginning
of the Ayat, 2:282)
 God commands justice and fair dealing... (Quran, Al-Nahal, 16:90)
 We sent Our Messengers with clear signs and sent down with them the Book and the
Measure in order to establish justice among the people… (Quran, Al-Hadeed, 57:25)

Hadith:

 Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “My nation shall not agree upon an error.” (Majah)
 Abdullah reported that Allah’s Messenger Muhammad SWT said: Every one of you is a
guardian and accountable (mas’ul) for his charge. Thus the Khalifa is a custodian of the
people and He is responsible for them. And a man is a guardian of his household and he
is accountable for them; and a woman is in charge of the household and her children
and she is accountable for them; and a servant is guardian of his master’s property,
every one of you is accountable for his subjects (Bukhari)
Quotes:

 “Good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty
and promoting development.”
(Kofi Annan; Former Secretary General of the UN)
 No man is good enough to govern another man without other’s consent”. Abraham
Lincoln

Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside a
country. Emile Lahoud

"Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both
the government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national
objective."

Pratibha Patil

"Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who
govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer
that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of
choosing leaders."
Frank Herbert

"Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable
or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people."
Lee H. Hamilton

"Good corporate governance, it's about being proper and prosper."

Toba Beta

"The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment
looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a
certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives."
Nicolas Berggruen

Global data and statistics:

Citizens’ confidence in EU institutions remains generally low.

since 2000 the transposition deficit has been more than halved with a 2.5 percentage point
drop until 2014.
The number of Single Market-related open infringement cases registered a drop of 38 % in the
EU between 2007 and 2014.

The ratio of labour to environmental taxes increased by 1.8 % in the EU, from 7.9 in 2007 to 8.0
in 2012.

Between 2000 and 2014, voter turnout in national parliamentary elections in the EU fell 3.4
percentage points.

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Sustainable_development_-
_good_governance

Data and statistics of governance in Pakistan:

i. Nationwide respondents rate 10 out of 27 governance indicators of the Federal

Government positively compared to only 6 indicators rated positively in 2015
ii. Governance in Punjab is rated the highest across nationwide respondents with 67%
approval rating followed by Governance of KP at 38%; Governance in Balochistan at
26% while Sindh is rated the lowest nationwide with 25% approval rating of its
Governance
iii. Respondents from KP rate KP governance most positively on 18 out of 25
governance indicators; Punjab respondents rate 15 out of 25 indicators positively,
followed by Balochistan at 12 out of 25 while respondents from Sindh rate only 2
indicators out of 25 positively

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