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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 3(4), pp. 174–182, April, 2015. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2015.026 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research Paper
DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE POST 1991 IN ETHIOPIA
Shimelis Kassa Kebede
Lecturer of Governance, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia. Contact: shimelsamu@yahoo.com, Telephone: +251-910-80-56-33
Accepted 20 April 2015
The central
objective of this study is to examine democratization process and
evaluate the performance of good governance post 1991in Ethiopia. To
this end qualitative methodology was employed to gather data from
different secondary sources. Based up on the data the study revealed
that Ethiopia was experienced various forms of state building. Pre 1991
centuries of oppressive autocratic regimes have contributed to deeply
rooted undemocratic political culture and generally submissive behavior
of citizens vis-a vis the state. But, post 1991 FDRE Constitution,
espouses parliamentary federalism, contains a bill of rights guarantying
freedom, equality and social justice. So that the coming of EPRDF in to
power in the country is a land mark for country`s transition to
democracy and good governance though the problem of good governance is
very rampant in the country. When the EPRDF regime took power in 1991,
different legal reforms which are essential for the realization of
democracy and good governance have been undertaken. Some of the initial
measures undertaken include the participation of political parties in
the political discourse, decentralization and adoption of federalism and
parliamentary system. The FDRE constitution further provides for the
protection of different democratic rights such as the right to hold
opinion, thoughts and freedom of assembly, public demonstration and the
right to petition etc. But, in the country democratic institution and
governance performance cannot reach reliable stage of development. There
is a problem of implementation on the ground from the formal rhetoric
provided in the constitution. For example in light of major variables of
good governance such as legitimacy, accountability, transparency of
government activities, rule of law as well as competency of government,
the Ethiopian governance performance proved to be one of the low
performing systems in the world.
Cite
This Article As:
Kebede SK (2015). DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE POST 1991 IN ETHIOPIA.
Inter. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 3(4): 174-182
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