Good governance in land administration
Bell, Keith C.
Good governance is increasingly recognized as critical to effective development. Governments with a record of transparency, accountability and responsiveness are far more likely to attract investment, provide high-quality public services and manage resources more cost-effectively than those which activities are opaque and not open to public scrutiny. Corruption may breed where government officials have discretion without accountability, especially in government agencies involved in provision of services to the public including land, health and education. Experience suggests that governments typically do not welcome public scrutiny. While there are many examples of governments opening themselves to the public through mechanisms such as freedom of information laws, and others have adopted well-publicized anti-corruption programs, sometimes under external pressure from donors, the record of supply-sidee reform has often had mixed results.
Event: XXX FIG Working Week and General Assembly : Strategic Integration of Surveying Services
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