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Before I venture into this domain and try unraveling this phenomenon, let’s sample this:
In all the above illustrations, (except the last one which is typically cited to throw light on global governance), one can very well discern that there is something missing in the way the state or government should have functioned or the manner in which government has to rule or act. This is despite the fact that there is a legitimately elected government in place. This has necessarily called for a shift in the very working or action of the government so that the above stated narratives could not have been implicated to it.
Experts right from political scientists to international theorists point out that this required shift in the working (behaviour) of the government is to be found in the phenomenon of what they call as, GOVERNANCE. They have argued that merely having a government is not enough to cure many of the evils a society has traditionally been afflicted with and governance should be the core mantra today insofar, as the working of any social institution is concerned. Given thus, many governance related terms have today come into currency in order to emphasize on this concept say, democratic governance at the one end to global governance at the other end of the spectrum with good governance, media governance, internet governance, corporate governance or e-governance in between.
Nevertheless, building upon the above analogies, one can easily drive home the truth that there is certainly a difference between the two yet related concepts called as government and governance, for as we noted in above mentioned analogies that there is very much a government, but what has remained missing is the notion of governance. Therefore, in view of this distinction, it becomes rather vital for us to at least understand the conceptual underpinnings of these two concepts so as to justify eventually the much touted statement: “It is possible to have governance without government.” Or as remarked by the noted philosopher, David Thoreau about a century ago: “That government is the best which governs the least and that government is the worst which governs the most.” Or for that matter, our Prime Minister’s oft repeated pre-election rhetoric: “Minimum government, Maximum governance.”
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