Joseph, Sarah creator text xu| 2001 continuing ng p.1011-014 Good governance espouses freedom of information, a strong legal system and efficient administration, backed by political mobilisation of the disadvantaged through movements or political parties. Despite the increasingly individualist premises of state theory, representative democracy still provides avenues for public debate on social issues. The emphasis should thus be on strengthening democratic institution rather than bypassing them through increased individual or governmental interventions. - Reproduced Public administration Economic and Political Weekly 180718