Answer to Question #200532 in Management for Derrick

Question

a. The bases on which the concept of development administration could lead to Good Governance are now more visible in face of pending global pandemic than ever. Discuss

b. With above facts in mind, point out the principles that could sustain Good Governance in Africa.

Also, to stem the tide of the COVID -!9 Pandemic. show how situational and contingency theory could be applied

c. What would have been the major problems if all political powers are concentrated at the central administrative levels at these times of COVID-19?

Answer 1

Fair and effective governance is critical to ensuring that development benefits both people and the planet. Good governance should entail processes, decisions and outcomes that sustain natural resources, alleviate poverty and improve the quality-of-life.It is both a means and an end. Governance is both a goal in itself that fosters a climate of respect for universal rights and promotes political and social inclusion for disadvantaged citizens, especially women, youth and children. It also provides the political and institutional context for realizing major sustainable development outcomes, including poverty reduction, inclusive growth, protecting natural resources and tackling inequality.The full realization of the Sustainable Development Goals and other internationally agreed development objectives strongly depends on a common understanding of the basic principles of effective governance for sustainable development

In the villages near me outside Pondicherry, there is a diversity of beliefs, largely divided along generational lines. Middle-aged and elderly people ­– who are generally illiterate or semi-literate in this area – tend to believe that Covid is not a serious illness, given that the first wave in 2020 did not amount to much in this area. Election rallies held in March and April this year were strongly attended throughout Tamil Nadu, with few people wearing masks. Distancing is generally not practised in daily life, and community transmission is now widespread. Older people largely distrust vaccines and feel that vital information about side effects is hidden from them. Some believe coronavirus has been created or leveraged by authorities in order to reduce the population. Covid-positive deaths that occur in vaccinated people.

As COVID-19 swells into a pandemic, a political debate is simultaneously raging about whether autocracies or democracies are better at fighting epidemics. In fact, this is a misplaced debate. In the current contentious geopolitical climate, popular narratives either condemn the Chinese leadership for its failures or hail its successes in dealing with COVID-19. For a balanced perspective, we must know when and how this regime failed and succeeded at responding to the virus since it first surfaced in Wuhan.In China, the government under President Xi Jinping has displayed both strengths and lethal shortcomings in handling COVID-19. On the one hand, it successfully mobilized a strong national response once the paramount leader gave the green light to act. On the other hand, its lack of transparency and Xi’s initial inaction delayed decisive measures to curb the outbreak before it spread across China and globally. Xi’s centralized, personalized power has amplified both the strengths and failings of authoritarianism.Strong authoritarian regimes excel at mass mobilization, but to prevent epidemics from arising in the first place, a government requires ‘democratic characteristics’—that is, a climate that empowers not only civil society but also public officials to speak candidly about problems without fear of reprisals. Conversely, having a democracy by itself is no guarantee of efficacy; it must also be combined with wise leadership and state capacity.