AREAS OF ASSESSMENT
Background
- Nearly all African countries have been in crises in the recent past
- Crises were political and economic; one caused the other, and vice versa
- Crises aggravated the social conditions of the people
- Good governance in the economic and corporate sphere, in the political
and democratization arena, and in socio-economic development would eliminate
crises and spur sustainable progress
- All critical areas requiring good governance, constant monitoring and
periodic review could be fitted into four frameworks known as thematic
areas
- Economic Governance and Management
- Corporate Governance
- Socio-Economic Development
- Democracy And Political Governance
- Crosscutting Themes:
Poverty reduction, gender balance, decentralisation, participation,
access to information, sustainability in financial, social and environmental
issues, corruption
The thematic areas have been elaborated upon in great detail, especially
in the questionnaire for self-assessment. In the navigation on the left,
we give an indication and some examples of issues covered in each thematic
area.
The Nature Of The Enquiry:
For each thematic area and each issue raised the assessment would
seek to answer the following questions: Whether international standards
or best practices have been adopted The extent of implementation The effectiveness
of implementation The capacity of institutions and agents of implementation
The probability of sustaining that implementation
