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Myths About Governance
By Kaufmann | March 1, 2008 No Comments »
In spite of progress in this field over the past decade, particularly in terms of research, measurement, and some lessons from experience, governance and corruption remain controversial and often misunderstood topics. There are a number of common misconceptions and popular notions which are now coming under challenge as a result of the analysis of the evidence.
At the risk of oversimplifying, and for the sake of generating debate, I will put forward some of these misunderstood or popularized notions as “myths” on governance and corruption, acknowledging that the reality is often more nuanced. The following blog posts will address some of such common “myths”.
The expectation is not that there will full consensus, of course. A major aim of this blog is in fact to spur debate by bringing points that elicity counterpoints. In fact, in later postings, not necessarily about “myths’, I will be inserting posts bringing a a variety of different and often opposing perspectives on a particular issue, with contributions by others in the field.
Topics: Aid Effectiveness, Corruption, Measurement Frontiers, Public-Private Linkages, Regulation & Security, Rule of Law, Transparency, Voice and Human Rights, capture, financial crisis | | Read and Submit Comments