About Daniel Kaufmann
I am a researcher and practitioner on governance and development, with experience in practical and analytical challenges of development. With colleagues, developed new survey methodologies and indicators to measure governance and corruption around the globe. Empirical writings on various development topics. Lead the work on governance at the World Bank Institute. Writes and speaks in multiple fora, candidly. As a Chilean with hands-on experience in emerging economies, I am passionate about development, and also about music, art and sports. Advocate of freedom of expression, transparency and right to information. Early believer in the IT revolution to help combat censorship and information control, empowering all to participate in knowledge-sharing and in open debate about sensitive and frontier topics. These include corruption, press freedom, human rights, elite capture, and civil society voice, which are now subject to measurement and empirical analysis. Read more…