On 21 October 2014, the News carried a story by Ansar Abbasi on how Civil services reforms remain a distant dream. A few days before this, the same journalist had a news item on how the interior minister would be spearheading the government's reform efforts because the Prime Minister was too busy to do so himself. Busy with what? Aren't these reforms the hallmark of good governance and thus, should merit total resolve, dedication and zero-tolerance policy for their derailment?
I hope there is a kernel of truth in this and that this government is serious about reforms and not saying things for the sake of lip service.
On 20 October 2014, President Obama said "...all of this adds together to a sense on the part of folks that the institutions they rely on to apply common-sense decisions and to look out for working families across the country, that those institutions aren’t working the way they’re supposed to.” We feel the same way about our institutions because our leaders are too busy to reform them.
If global governance is in crisis, we simply need to make time to fix it.
I hope there is a kernel of truth in this and that this government is serious about reforms and not saying things for the sake of lip service.
In an article, Fault Lines, it was written "Experts
rue the regulatory institutions that gave in to the political pressures during
the last 15 years, hindering economic stability and growth, badly affecting
performance."
How about thinking about performance standards for these institutions? How about involving them in the development strategy of the country and clarifying how they can contribute to it? How about an annual review by the Parliamentary Committees to see what value these institutions have provided to their stakeholders in particular and the economy in general as well as the quality of leadership they provide and how they contributing to building the institution? I see far too often that institutions are torn down by these people. And importantly, how about a code of conduct for the people who are appointed as Members and Commissioners? No politics, for example, could be a part of that; after all, how appropriate is it for somebody appointed by the government to be an active participant in the protests against it?
On 20 October 2014, President Obama said "...all of this adds together to a sense on the part of folks that the institutions they rely on to apply common-sense decisions and to look out for working families across the country, that those institutions aren’t working the way they’re supposed to.” We feel the same way about our institutions because our leaders are too busy to reform them.
If global governance is in crisis, we simply need to make time to fix it.
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