International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 6 4 2017 04 14 Good governance nexus economic development - examining western rhetoric in reference to eastern realities 34 37 EN Ukwatta Wijayantha 1 Department of Sociology, Wuhan University, China TOZUN Mustafa 1 Department of Public Health, Izmir Kâtip Celebi University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey BABAOĞLU Asya Banu 2 Department of Public Health, Izmir Kâtip Celebi University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey SÖZMEN Melih Kaan 3 Department of Public Health, Izmir Kâtip Celebi University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey Dikshit Garima 1 Department of Economics, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India Sharma Seema 2 Department of Economics, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India Gbenemene Kpae 1 Centre for Conflict and Gender Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Eric Adishi 2 Department of Intelligence and Security Studies, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria Gebremariam Fesseha Mulu 1 Department of Governance and Development Studies, College of Law and Governance, Jimma University, Ethiopia > Review Paper 2017 2 12 2017 04 14 The idea of ‘good governance’ is one of the frequently discussed terms in the areas of development and public policy discourses mainly after the down fall of the Soviet Union up-to-date. The European Union (EU), International institutions such as the World Bank, International Monitory Fund (IMF) and soon have repeatedly argued that ‘good governance’ is a necessary (pre)condition to ensure economic development in a given country. And, this idea has been dominant, and forcefully imposed on the side of third world countries for decades. However, latter developments experiences from East Asian countries, manly the Asian Tigers, proved that without good governance, a country can realize a continuous sustainable economic development. Therefore, in this article, the writer summarizes the major debates on the subject matter, and argues in favor of against the idea that ‘good governance’ is a must for economic development by taking the case of Asian Tigers. Copyright@ International Science Community Association