This book will act as an exhaustive resource for students to effectively understand governance, its elements and its processes. Extra care has been taken to ensure complete coverage as per the Civil Services Main Examination syllabus (General Studies Paper II). The book provides coverage of both elementary and modern concepts spread across public administration, political science, public policy, governance etc. The topics have been presented in a concise and easy-to-understand manner with emphasis on important aspects to enable effective comprehension, retention and recapitulation by students.