Working with the Grain: Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies

Levy, Brian

ISBN 10: 0199363811 / ISBN 13: 9780199363810

Published by Oxford University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Working with the Grain: Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199363811
• ISBN 13: 9780199363810
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book directs attention away from unattainable 'good governance', and towards 'with-the-grain' institutional reforms that can initiate and sustain development momentum. It shows how to find a 'good fit' between country context and governance reform - with virtuous circles of change sometimes transforming seemingly modest reforms into a cascading sequence of gains.

About the Author

Brian Levy has a sustained track record of both thought leadership and hands-on experience. At the World Bank (where he worked for over two decades), he led the program to scale up support for public sector reform in Africa, and subsequently co-led the effort to mainstream governance and anti-corruption into the organization's operational programs. He has published widely on the interactions between institutions, political economy and development policy. He received his Ph.D in economics from Harvard University in 1983. He currently is on the faculties of the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Cape Town.