Interpretive structural modeling of the components of good governance

Abstract

Today, good governance not only forms the focal point of the development discourse but is included as a basic component in the development policy of developed and developing countries. Good governance, despite its increasing importance to researchers, development agents, policy makers and international support agencies, is far from a 'finished product'. Although it is a dynamic concept that can be investigated analytically and systematically. Therefore, the present research was explained with the aim of investigating good governance and structural interpretive modeling of its components. The present study was conducted in the first half of 2023. The review of the subject literature showed that good governance includes the government and governance as a powerful institution, within the framework of the constitution, civil society, the private sector, committed citizens, and the international or global institutional structure. It is also inclusive and promotes participation and interaction in an increasingly complex, diverse, and dynamic national and international environment. Therefore, the meaning of good governance cannot be limited to a time frame. Cultural heritage, traditional values, environmental realities, political culture, and economic structure should be considered in defining and determining the characteristics of good governance. In the governance component modeling section, using a new analysis under the title of interpretive structural modeling, which is the innovation of the study, the relationships between the set of components were determined and based on their influence and dependence, the "corruption control" component was determined as a linked component, that is, any action regarding this, in addition to directly affecting other components, components can also affect the component itself in the form of feedback from other components. This means that the good governance of basic justice is realized in the shadow of corruption control. The word that is lost and expected by all the justice demands of human society. This key finding is in line with the historical and lasting sentence of the leader who said: "You cannot clean the glass with a dirty napkin".

Keywords

• good governance
• corruption control
• public management
• interpretive structural modeling