Governance for Growth Seminar

Governance for Growth Seminar

Economic growth is critical, directly or indirectly, for delivering the MDGs. Growth in turn clearly depends on the type and quality of governance in developing countries. However, despite extensive research on the relationship between governance and growth, the aspects of governance that matter most remain uncertain and contested, and therefore difficult to track – either through quantitative or qualitative indicators. This constrains the ability of donors to assist with governance reforms that can promote growth. This two-day technical workshop hosted by School of Oriental And African Studies(SOAS) in collaboration with Department for International Development (DFID)examined policy and practice implications of recent research on governance for growth.

Key speakers included Professor Mushtaq Khan (SOAS), Phillip Keefer (Development Research Group, World Bank), Professor Mick Moore (IDS), Steve Webb (Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank), Nicolas Meisel (AFD) and Daniel Kaufmann (World Bank Institute, World Bank).

Final Report

• Seminar on Governance for Economic Growth in Developing Countries, Summary Report of Discussions and Findings

Programme and Attendees

• Governance for Economic Growth in Developing Countries: What Matters, and Can We Measure it? Technical Workshop by SOAS in collaboration with DFID - Programme

• Attendants list

Selected presentations and papers

• Governance and Growth: Overview of Evidence, Alternative Research and Policy Responses by Mushtaq H. Khan,Department of Economics, SOAS 

• Governance and Growth by Philip Keefer, Development Research Group, The World Bank

• Limited Access Orders in the Developing World: A New Approach to the Problem of Development by Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, Steven Webb and Barry R. Weingast

• Governance and Growth: Growth-Enhancing Governance Capabilities by Mushtaq H. Khan,Department of Economics, SOAS

• Institutional Change and Growth-Enabling Governance Capabilities by Nicolas Meisel, Strategy and Research Dept - French Development Agency (AFD) and Jacques Ould Aoudia, Treasury and Economic Policy Directorate - Ministry of the Economy

• The Business Climate and the Political Investment Climate

• On Growth, Governance, and Indicators: Sideways or Onward? Daniel Kaufmann and Aart Kraay

• Governance for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence and New Directions Reviewed by Hazel Gray