A Re-examination of Governance Indicators: An ‎Introduction to Assessing Government Performance

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Farabi Campus, University ‎of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding ‎Author). hamidizadeh@ut.ac.ir. ‎

2 ‎. PhD Graduate, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran‎.hajkarimi@ut.ac.ir.‎

10.22081/jislamicgo.2025.71102.1008

Abstract

Good governance, as one of the key concepts related to development, has attracted significant attention from researchers. Efforts in this area over the years have led to the introduction of diverse and varied indicators. The main goal of this study is to review these indicators and design a governance framework. In this applied research, which follows a quantitative approach, the Delphi technique was employed, with the participation of 30 academic experts. To achieve consensus among the experts, the Delphi method was implemented in three rounds, and a review of the existing literature resulted in the formation of an initial framework. This framework includes 74 indicators, which are categorized under 13 components. In all three rounds, the 13 components were confirmed. Regarding the indicators, four were eliminated in the first round, one in the second round, and all remaining indicators were confirmed in the third round. Therefore, the final framework consists of 13 components and 69 indicators. The components of this framework are: accountability, transparency, participation, effectiveness, equality, sustainability, vision and planning, legitimacy and bureaucracy, civil capacity, service delivery, efficient economy, and relations and security.

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Islamic Governance Studies
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
April 2025
Pages 429-455

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