Good Governance & Government Performance: Empirical Evidence from Ethiopian Public Sectors. The Case of Hosaena City Administration

Abstract

This study has tried to deal with good governance by taking into account the public service issue, and it is functioning in delivering effective and efficient Government performance. To deal with this study, the researcher has incorporated seven key indicators of good governance that are transparency responsiveness, Accountability, Participation, Rule of low Efficiency, and effectiveness to assess the situation of good governance in the city administration concerning government performance. The researcher incorporates these seven indicators because the more the indicators are incorporated, for an in-depth study; to get enough information. The investigation result shows the good governance principles are not implemented as expected in government organizations’ to push for the admirable result of government performance. Because results indicate that good governance principles are significantly correlated to government performance. Implications of these findings are discussed, and suggestions for future studies are recommended.