Answer: Good governance has 8 major characteristics. It is participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, effective and efficient, equitable and inclusive and follows the rule of law. It assures that corruption is minimized, the views of minorities are taken into account and that the voices of the most vulnerable in society are heard in decision-making.Bad governance is the decline in institutional integrity and capacity, aggravated by arbitrary actions and further compromised by a conflict of interests. Political interference and patronage appointments systematically reduce the public sector's institutional autonomy and integrity. Under such politicization, informal and non-transparent systems for public sector management can increasingly come to dominate established procedures, greatly undermining both the accountability processes and the technocratic capacity in the public service.
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