Working with the Grain
Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies
Working with the Grain Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies
This text 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.