Evaluating Effectiveness of Governance of Afghanistan Government & Recommending Measures for Transforming Good Governance in Post War Afghan Society

Abstract

The study examined the effectiveness of governance of Afghan government with a view to transform it to postwar Afghan society. We employed mixed method design to undertake this descriptive research. A total of 219 randomly selected participants completed the questionnaires about good governance and consequential outcomes. The results of linear regressions analysis revealed that good governance has strong positive relationship with all seven consequential outcomes. It was further found that good governance predicts 36.5% variance in accountability (β= .723**, p<0.01), 29.1% variance in political support (β= .831**, p<0.01), 39.8% variance in government effectiveness (β= .628**, p<0.01), 34.2% variance in rule of law (β= .720**, p<0.01), 37.6% variance in inclusion and participation (β= .609**, p<0.01), 41.3% variance in corruption control (β= .882**, p<0.01) and 21.5% variance in institutional operational capacity (β= .647**, p<0.01). Based on the findings of the study, conclusions have been mad and recommendations have been offered.