Reform Teams: How the Most Successful Reformers Organized Themselves
Author: Alberto Criscuolo and Vincent Palmade Date: 2/13/2008 (PDF, 200KB)
What do Botswana, Cape Verde, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Taiwan (China) have in common? They belong to an exclusive group of economies that grew out of poverty in less than 30 years. They also initially relied on a small, dedicated team of experts to get the job done. These teams brought to bear world-class skills along with direct access to the top level of government and a large development budget. That combination of skills, access, and resources gave them the clout to steer an ambitious reform agenda through vested interests and layers of government.