“…Among the various concepts of governance, ‘good governance’ is the most influential concept, referring to the state and the citizens’ collaborative management process and a new collaborative outline between the political state and civil society that makes the most of public benefits (Keping, 2018). Good governance gained high acceptance from several donor agencies and global corporations and support from Western governments as they placed it as a precondition for the grant (Farazmand, 2017; Mishra & Momin, 2020). The principles or elements of good governance include various indicators such as legitimacy, voice, performance, direction, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness, fairness, connectivity, resilience, combating corruption, stakeholder participation, and legal and judicial framework (Agere, 2000; Graham et al, 2003; Lockwood, 2010).…”