Gd gvrnnc s th prcss f msrng hw pblc nstttns cndct pblc ffrs nd mng pblc rsrcs nd grnt th rlztn f hmn rghts n mnnr ssntlly fr f bs nd crrptn nd wth d rgrd fr th rl f lw. Gvrnnc s "th prcss f dcsn-mkng nd th prcss by whch dcsns r mplmntd (r nt mplmntd)". Gvrnnc n ths cntxt cn pply t crprt, ntrntnl, ntnl, r lcl gvrnnc s wll s th ntrctns btwn thr sctrs f scty.
Th cncpt f "gd gvrnnc" ths mrgs s mdl t cmpr nffctv cnms r pltcl bds wth vbl cnms nd pltcl bds. Th cncpt cntrs n th rspnsblty f gvrnmnts nd gvrnng bds t mt th nds f th msss s ppsd t slct grps n scty. Bcs cntrs ftn dscrbd s "mst sccssfl" r lbrl-dmcrtc stts, cncntrtd n rp nd th mrcs, gd gvrnnc stndrds ftn msr thr stt nstttns gnst ths stts. d rgnztns nd th thrts f dvlpd cntrs ftn wll fcs th mnng f "gd gvrnnc" t st f rqrmnts tht cnfrm t th rgnztn's gnd, mkng "gd gvrnnc" mply mny dffrnt thngs n mny dffrnt cntxts.