Governance and Development: a Conceptual Framework
Democracy, governance and development: A conceptual framework
BY
MARION NECHESA MAYENDE ADM NO:
Paper Presented to The School of Business and
Public Management
Of Mount Kenya University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the degree of Master of Development Studies
November 2012
Definition of terms
Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses and groups in which each member is untitled to vote and take part in decision.
Government is the way in which a country as governed.
Development is a multi dimensional process that involves the re organization and re orientation of the entire social and economic system of a society which involves radical changes in their beliefs, values, taboos and attitudes that are accompanied by economic growth. The World Bank defines development as the ability of a country to generate an economic growth rate between 7-10% per annum. UNDD defines development as the ability to live long and experience lives in the knowledgeable and it has access resources for a decent standard of living.
To conceptualualise is to relate ideas and concept formed in the mind and replacing old laws with new within the same conceptual framework .A framework is a particular set of rules ideas or beliefs in which you use to deal with problems or decide what to do.
Introduction
There has been considerable progress that has been made across the world in economic, technological and social development with increased cross domestic products (GDP). Information has become more accessible to the people. Global concerns such as human rights, environment and crime has brought people together form diverse background on the social development front, every region in the world reduced adults illiteracy rates from 1990 to 1997, with sub Saharan Africa selling the largest ( albeit still modest) reduction of eight percent however, despite the gains, serious gaps still remain. Although the wealth of the world in
BY
MARION NECHESA MAYENDE ADM NO:
Paper Presented to The School of Business and
Public Management
Of Mount Kenya University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the degree of Master of Development Studies
November 2012
Definition of terms
Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses and groups in which each member is untitled to vote and take part in decision.
Government is the way in which a country as governed.
Development is a multi dimensional process that involves the re organization and re orientation of the entire social and economic system of a society which involves radical changes in their beliefs, values, taboos and attitudes that are accompanied by economic growth. The World Bank defines development as the ability of a country to generate an economic growth rate between 7-10% per annum. UNDD defines development as the ability to live long and experience lives in the knowledgeable and it has access resources for a decent standard of living.
To conceptualualise is to relate ideas and concept formed in the mind and replacing old laws with new within the same conceptual framework .A framework is a particular set of rules ideas or beliefs in which you use to deal with problems or decide what to do.
Introduction
There has been considerable progress that has been made across the world in economic, technological and social development with increased cross domestic products (GDP). Information has become more accessible to the people. Global concerns such as human rights, environment and crime has brought people together form diverse background on the social development front, every region in the world reduced adults illiteracy rates from 1990 to 1997, with sub Saharan Africa selling the largest ( albeit still modest) reduction of eight percent however, despite the gains, serious gaps still remain. Although the wealth of the world in
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