The above Table illustrates that good governance can be achieved through continuous
endeavour to empower the people i.e. effective people’s participation. Here, the word
‘effective’ refers to instances when people’s participation makes a difference within the
decision making processes or policy outcomes of government (Cole & Caputo 1984).
‘Effective participation’ is, as the World Bank (1996) defined, a process through which
people influence and share control over development initiatives.