RESPONSIBILITY, DETERMINANT FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF
                       GOVERNANCE

       Florina Popa, Researcher
Institute of National Economy, Bucharest, Romania
       florinacarina@yahoo.com


ABSTRACT: Understanding the governance concept implies the identification of the leaders,
rules and directions pursued by a country in terms of its economic, social and cultural policy.
The article briefly refers to the concept of responsibility and its importance within democratic
governance. It is one of the basic principles whose way of application influences the running
of institutions and the regulations of governance, either fostering or influencing their
effectiveness and efficiency. The paper presents the ways responsibility displays in the main
fields expressing the attributes of governance: economic, political, social, legal, related to
human development, related to freedom of expression.

Key words: governance, responsibility, good governance

JEL Codes: H, H1, H11