GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST - IDENTICAL IN THEIR INDETERMINACY AND INEXTRICABLY LINKED

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present a different perspective for the analysis of good governance - through the focus of the public interest, which can be considered as one of the possibilities to complement the profile of this multifaceted concept. Good governance and public interest are examined by comparing the common characteristics they share. On the other hand, the two concepts are found to exist in a relationship of interconnectedness, even giving them the character of immediate dependence, insofar as neither can be pursued and realised without the other. The latter circumstances also objectify the results of the study and the conclusion that both good governance and public interest are identical in their ambiguity about their essence and content and yet, even as abstract theoretical constructs and indefinable practical processes, reflect political and social aspirations in public governance. To achieve the above, the research methods of desk research and content analysis were used.