| with Charles Oman, OECD Development Centre
Monday, November 20, 2006
12:30pm-2:30pm
For investors, donor organizations, and scholars, judging the
quality of governance in countries throughout the world is a difficult
and imprecise science. Governance indicators are often cited as
reliable sources of information. However, according to the recent
study conducted by Dr. Charles Oman and Christiane Arndt, these
indicators are frequently misused to both determine and track
the progression of governance levels in individual countries.
As the authors argue, no single set of indicators can accurately
portray the governance environment in a given country or region.
Yet, despite their shortcomings, governance indicators are a useful
tool if compiled transparently and used properly. Join us as Dr.
Oman discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the most widely
used indicators and how to apply them effectively.
Dr. Charles Oman heads the Corporate Governance Programme at
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Dr.
Oman has conducted research on globalization and regionalization,
and on new forms of investment in developing countries. He holds
a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley,
has taught there and at the Graduate School of Administration
in Lima, Peru, and has worked for the Ford Foundation.
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