Lilian De Leon Keywords DILG good governance Read more about Lilian De Leon Lilian De Leon, a strong advocate of good governance in the country, has held various management positions in local and national government agencies. She remains committed to advising LGUs in transformational leadership on governance, sustainability, and institutionalization.
Kim Allen Keywords international youth networks working on climate change environment conservation good governance Read more about Kim Allen Kim Allen, from Papua New Guinea, has over ten years of volunteer work in the youth space and four years of experience in international development. He’s currently doing a Master of Arts in International Development in Japan.
Alessia Destefanis Keywords economic research public policy aging economies and elderly’s well-being mother and child health good governance Read more about Alessia Destefanis Ms. Destefanis is a Master student at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), a renowned French research institute of international standing in economics. In particular, she is following a two-year program named Public Policy and Development (PPD), which aims to prepare students to
Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren Keywords fiscal management regional cooperation fiscal reforms public management good governance local governance Read more about Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren is a Senior National Programme Officer at the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency (SDC) Mongolia. Zolzaya has more than 15 years of experience in the joined SDC about 10 years ago during which she has responsible for the portfolio that aims to contribute to the strengthening of good governance and civil society development, in particular through the support for reforms related to decentralisation, democracy and civic participation in Mongolia.
Erna Witoelar Keywords environment governance sustainable development good governance consumer protection urban & rural development social & legal Read more about Erna Witoelar Erna is the former UN Special Ambassador for MDGs in the Asia Pacific (2003-2007); Indonesian Minister of Human Settlements and Regional Development (1999-2001), and President of the Consumers International (1991-1997). She was a member of the Commission on Developing Countries and Global Changes (1990-1992), Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (2006-2009), Earth Charter Commission (1997-2014) and Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance (2014-2015).
The Philippine REGALA Experience Read more about The Philippine REGALA Experience Land is central to a country’s development and growth. Improved tenure security promotes social and economic development, while an efficient land market gains attraction from investors. Learn how the Support to Local Government Revenue Generation and Land Administration Reforms Project (REGALA) created a more efficient land market in the Philippines.
Corporate Governance from an Investor’s Perspective Read more about Corporate Governance from an Investor’s Perspective Learn about International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s approach to corporate governance in its investment process. This presentation briefly describes the methodology used, practical examples, and lessons learned from IFC’s numerous client engagements in Asia.
Corporate Governance: A Private Sector Perspective Read more about Corporate Governance: A Private Sector Perspective Private enterprise helps drive economic growth and development in countries. There is broad recognition that good corporate governance standards better enable such growth and help meet wider development goals. As equity capital is seen as a key financing source for expansion of high-growth companies that are critical to driving economies, good corporate governance is particularly relevant to equity investors who take ownership stakes in projects or enterprises.
Inclusive Green Growth Index: A New Benchmarking for Well-Being in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Inclusive Green Growth Index: A New Benchmarking for Well-Being in Asia and the Pacific After decades focusing on economic production, the development trend has shifted toward creating social inclusion and environmental sustainability. However, current indicators such as gross domestic product do not capture non-economic performance of countries. This research introduces the Inclusive Green Growth Index, a new comprehensive index measuring growth in all dimensions—economic, social, and environmental; and identifies the roles of countries and institutions in promoting higher quality of growth.
"What Elephant?" Framing Governance Reforms in Real-World Conditions Read more about "What Elephant?" Framing Governance Reforms in Real-World Conditions As mindsets and institutions take a long time to change, implementing sustainable reforms instead of practicing good enough governance is the right approach. Reforms, however, are not sustained when preferences differ between those stated and the ones revealed. Political commitment is a necessary condition for sustainable reforms to take place at all levels of government.