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+Key Terms:

n Governance – the exercise of authority to implement rules and policies in an effort to bring order to the social, political, economic, and judicial processes that allow a society to develop.

n Good Governance - a process that is informed and to a degree monitored by, and ultimately serves, all members of society. It refers to a level of accountability and transparency, both of which help to ameliorate the risk of corruption, abusive, and otherwise destabilizing practices.

n The State - a sovereign, self-governing political entity whereby institutions exercise authority, makes and implements policies, provides services to its population, maintains order, and is able to wield a monopoly over the means of violence.

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