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good governance

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Corruption, Culture, Environment, Issues, Politics and Governance

Killing Tuskers and Culling Hopes

“I just passed a polling place and it’s crowded. There’s no parking… There’s an electricity. It’s exciting.”[i] That was American activist Lecia Brooks (of the Southern Poverty Law Centre), referring to the…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 12/17/2017
Corruption, Groundviews at 10, Issues, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Good Governance and Corruption

Featured image courtesy Al Jazeera Good Governance is a key challenge Sri Lanka has faced and spectacularly failed to deliver for most of its modern history. This challenge is not only about…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 01/31/201701/31/2017
Issues, Long Reads, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Social Movement, Continued

A particular segment of the country was decisively committed to defeat the Rajapaksa regime and replace it with the present regime of Good Governance. This segment was motivated not by party politics…

Victor Ivan Victor Ivan on 11/17/201611/17/2016
Corruption, Issues, Politics and Governance

Are we progressing towards Good Governance?

Featured image courtesy puvath.lk I wish I could answer this question with an unqualified yes, but I cannot. There has been significant progress on several issues, but also stagnation and even regression…

Devanesan Nesiah Devanesan Nesiah on 11/20/201511/22/2015

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