Leadership and Growth

Marc Notes: Publ. on behalf of the Commission on Growth and Development.; Bibl. ref. & index. Table of Contents: Preface -- Workshop Participants -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Leadership and Politics: A Perspective from the Commission on Growth and Development / David Brady, Michael Spence -- 2. Leadership for Growth, Development, and Poverty Reduction: An African Viewpoint and Experience / Benjamin William Mkaya -- 3. Leadership, Policy Making, Quality of Economic Policies, and Their Inclusiveness: The Case of Rwanda / Thomas Rusuhuzwa Kigabo -- 4. Perspectives on Growth: A Political-Economy Framework-Lessons from the Singapore Experience / Tan Yin Ying, Alvin Eng, Edward Robinson -- 5. The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development / Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson -- 6. Leadership, Policy Making, and Economic Growth in African Countries: The Case of Nigeria / Milton A. Iyoha -- 7. Political Leadership and Economic Reform: The Brazilian Experience in the Context of Latin America / Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Eduardo Graeff -- 8. Economic Reforms, Growth, and Governance: The Political Economy Aspects of Bangladesh's Development Surprise / Wahiduddin Mahmud, Sadiq Ahmed, Sandeep Mahajan -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Does leadership affect economic growth and development? Is leadership an exogenous determinant or an endogenous outcome of growth and development processes? Can we differentiate between the two? Do leaders decisions and actions vary in importance over various stages in the process, at least in successful cases? How important is choosing the right economic model? To what extent does leadership affect the explicit or implicit time horizons of policy choices? Is leadership an important determinant of inclusiveness in growth? In what ways do leaders build consensus or institutions to allow time for the economic plan to work? What challenges does economic success generate? How do successful leaders adapt to new problems such as income inequality and a rising middle class? Does the creation of new institutions play any role in solving these problems? Why do leaders often choose second best political economic compromises in economic development? This book has been prepared for the Commission on Growth and Development to evaluate the state of knowledge on the relationship between leadership and economic growth. It does not pretend to provide all the answers, but does review the evidence, identify insights and offers examples of leaders making decisions and acting in ways that enhance economic growth. It examines a variety of topics including leaders roles in: promoting national unity, building good solid institutions, choosing innovative and localized policies, and creating political consensus for long run policy implementation. Written by prominent academics and actual policy makers, Leadership and Growth seeks to create a better understanding of the role of leadership in growth and to encourage further studies of the role of leadership in economic growth." Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 106 (EAN 9780821381007, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Spence, Michael Michael Spence, co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, is Professor Emeritus of Management at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and Professor of Economics at New York University's Stern School of Business. He served as Chairman of the Commission on Growth and Development from 2006 to 2010 (the life of the commission). He is the author of "The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World".