Governance culture and development a different perspective on corporate governance /
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| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | Also published in French as: Culture de gouvernance et développement. |
| Imprint: | Paris : OECD Development Centre, c2004. |
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| Online Access: | Available in OECD-iLibrary Books, Papers & Statistics. |
| Summary: | Does good corporate governance beget national growth? The strong growth sustained both in Continental Europe after the Second World War and in certain Asian countries from the 1960s to the 1990s was achieved despite corporate-governance structures which would be deemed very poor by today's standards. How was such a marked discrepancy between high-growth performance and weak governance institutions possible? Was it because corporate governance is essentially irrelevant to growth -- a view shared by many analysts of developing countries -- or because the relationships between corporate governance and long-term growth remain poorly understood? Put differently, what is good governance?Drawing notably on the experience of France, this book provides answers to these key questions. It is a society's entire governance culture that affects its long-term development. Its institutions of governance as a whole -- corporate "and" public governance together -- rather than any of them alone are what matter. The book shows that we must change the way we judge the quality of a country's institutions of governance, and proposes a striking new way to do so."A highly informative and insightful essay which has much to teach policy reformers in the developing world.<br>"Dani Rodrik<br>Professor of International Political Economy<br>John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University<br>U.S.A."A brilliant exercise in comparative economic history. The lessons of French reconstruction after World War II are of a critical importance to the policy makers of the emerging world today.<br>"Daniel Cohen<br>Professor of Economics at France's Ecole Normale Superieure<br>Columnist for Le Monde <br>France"This study is very important for developing countries. It provides their leaders much food for thought, and reminds us that development is not a one-way road.<br>"Ding Yifan<br> Deputy Director of the Institute for World Development<br> Development Research Center of the State Council<br> China" |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142). |
| ISBN: | 9781280169694 (online) 9789264017290 (online) 9789264101944 (online) |