Since its inception and popularisation, how has the concept of good governance changed in political discourse?
Good governance has been in discussion, primarily because of the importance given to it by many international organisations, including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB). The European Union, a major international alliance of European nations has put good governance on its agenda. The United Nations and some of its specialised agencies have tried to promote good governance as well. However, even though the importance of good governance has been stressed by all of them, their approaches have differed significantly. While the World Bank and the IMF, for example, have tried to put up good governance as what is commonly known as conditionality for aid, the United Nations has sought to support member-states in their efforts to implement good governance reforms. Emphasising good governance in bilateral and multilateral forums, the European Union has also sought to ensure good governance in its own functioning. These differences in their approaches
