Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General launches Governance Yearbook 2011/12
A Commonwealth publication studying the link between democracy and development was launched by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith at the 糖心探花鈥檚 headquarters in London on 15 November.
The 鈥楥ommonwealth Governance Yearbook 2011/12鈥 was launched in the presence of senior public sector leaders from around the Commonwealth, as part of the 鈥楽enior Leaders Forum鈥, from 14 to 17 November 2011, held at the Secretariat.
The publication is a comprehensive guide to public sector reform in the Commonwealth.
鈥淚t captures the collective thinking of experts and practitioners around the Commonwealth on public administration ... a notable and significant contribution to the literature on this subject,鈥 said Mr Smith.
The Director of the Secretariat鈥檚 Governance and Institutional Development Division, Max Everest-Phillips, said the Yearbook looks at the two Commonwealth pillars of democracy and development and the importance of having a just and equitable public administration in both these pillars.
鈥淲e believe democracy and development are interrelated. To examine that relationship the articles in the Yearbook indirectly tease out how to achieve democratic developmental states.鈥
He explained that fair and effective public administration is at the heart of the legitimacy of the state as seen through the eyes of its citizens.
鈥淪o that just and honest public administration is vital for achieving both genuine democracy and sustainable development,鈥 he said.
