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CHAPTER ONE:
1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
During the past two decades, governance has become a key concept in the international development debate and policy discourse. In Africa, where there has been an historical record of bad governance, improving the governance environment has been given a central place in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) an initiative that represents the latest attempt by African leaders to place the African continent on a path of sustainable development encompassing good governance and prosperity with a consolidation of peace, security and instability. The NEPAD list a number of prerequisites for African countries to move forward in their quest for sustainable development. Key among these is the proper adherence to good political, economic, and corporate governance.
NEPAD is a partnership programme established between Africa and G8 (the most developed countries in the world) countries. It emphasizes three dimensions of governance;......

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