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Role of HRD in Improving Governance in the SAARC RegionMeritocracy andGood Governance:An Ethical PerspectiveProf. Dr. Anis Ahmad1. Good GovernanceA management system which takes care of:1. Spiritual2. PhysicalProf. Ahmad is Meritorious Professor and Vice Chancellor, Riphah InternationalUniversity, Islamabad. He is also Chief Editor of Quarterly Jour nal West & IslamIslamabad. He can be contacted at anis@riphah.edu.pk or anis@anisahmad.com3. Mental and4. Social needs of a people and society2. ManagementManagement is primarily a science and a system to makepeople capable of joint-performance through:Common VisionCommon ValuesCommon Goals; andRight structure and processIt helps in performance improvement and responding tochange through education, training, and developmentof skills.ooo3. Role of Ethics in Good GovernanceEthics deals with reasoned judgmentWhat is right, good and virtuousHow to avoid vice, evil, dishonesty, misconduct,corruption and wickedness.4. How to Determine Ethicalityof an action?5. Evolution of Values in theWest and the EastEthical Normsand valuesPersonal like, benefit, pleasureCollective goodUniversal Divine ValuesSocial Habitsand BehaviorLocal Customsand Traditions31