A comparative study of good governance indicators from the perspective of Nahj al-Balagha and the World Bank

َAhmadi Beni, Mohammadreza; Malaekeh, S.Hassan; Qorbani, َAkbar

A comparative study of good governance indicators from the perspective of Nahj al-Balagha and the World Bank

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammadreza َAhmadi Beni ¹

s.Hassan Malaekeh ²

َAkbar Qorbani ³

¹ Department of Political Science, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran

² Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran

³ Department of Philosophy of Religion, Ardestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardestan, Iran

Abstract

In this article, the indicators of good governance from the perspective of Nahjul-Balagha and the indicators announced by the World Bank are examined comparatively. The qualitative research method is a content analysis approach of thematic analysis. The data collection tool is document and library study. In this study, it is argued that the concept and indicators of good governance (legality, anti-corruption, accountability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness) presented in Nahjul-Balagha do not differ significantly from the indicators intended by the World Bank or other international organizations or experts. The word governance has never been raised in contrast to the concept of democracy or democratic procedures, but has been related to the method and method of governance and the provision of public interests by political officials of a country, to the extent that many experts in the category of governance have not considered democracy necessary and sufficient to achieve good governance, and instead have considered the development-oriented thinking of the country's intellectual and instrumental elites as essential. The result is that we can boldly say that in this treaty, the Imam (a.s.) has definitely explained beyond the rules and components that are necessary for good governance. Therefore, all the precise indicators of good governance in the Nahj al-Balagha of Amir al-Munnin (a.s.) can be traced and compared with modern theories of good governance, especially the precise indicators presented by the World Bank.

Keywords

Imam Ali (AS)

Nahjul-Balagha

good governance

content analysis

World Bank

Subjects

Topics related to the Islamic Revolution

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