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World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

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What makes some policies work while others fail? The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law aims to answer this fundamental question.

Frequently, policies that fail to generate development outcomes endure across countries and over time. Putting governance front and center

of the development debate is essential for promoting sustained economic growth and encouraging more equitable and peaceful societies.

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Rémy Rioux

Chief Executive Officer, AFD
Friederike Röder

France Director, ONE and Global Lead, G7 and G20
Gaël Giraud

Chief Economist, Agence Française de Développement, and associated researcher at Paris School of Economics (PSE)
Yongmei Zhou

Co-Director, World Development Report 2017, World Bank
Paul Romer

Chief Economist, World Bank

https://twitter.com/paulmromer
Deborah Wetzel

Senior Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group
Rebeca Grynspan

Secretary General, SEGIB
Avinash K. Dixit

Professor of Economics Emeritus, Princeton University
Luís Felipe López-Calva

Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group

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Shanta Devarajan

Professor of the Practice of International Development, Georgetown University

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