Measuring good governance: piloting an instrument for evaluating good governance principles. Issue 3 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pomeranz, Emily F.; Stedman, Richard C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of environmental policy and planning. Volume 22:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 428
• Page End: 440
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Natural resource governance -- good governance -- community-based resource management; Environmental policy -- Europe -- Periodicals; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2020.1753181
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-908X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: As federal, state, and local governments and agencies respond to calls to make decisions and implement programs according to tenets of 'good governance', a need exists to develop methods for systematically evaluating performance. 'Good governance' has been characterized as including a wide array of principles, which vary across literatures. Comparatively little scholarship has sought to systematically quantify program achievement in accordance with these principles. We develop and present a scale for measuring program achievement in accordance with eight main principles of good governance: inclusivity, fairness, transparency, accountability, legitimacy, direction, performance, and capability. We present the results of a pilot implementation of the scale within the context of two community-based deer management programs. Our results suggest that these principles of good governance may not sort into distinct dimensions in a real-world context.