En s’appuyant notamment sur l’expérience de la France, cet ouvrage examine si la bonne gouvernance d’entreprises génère la croissance. Il en ressort que c’est l’ensemble des institutions de gouvernance de la société dans leur interaction ...

En s appuyant notamment sur l expérience de la France, cet ouvrage examine si la bonne gouvernance d entreprises génère la croissance. Il en ressort que c est l ensemble des institutions de gouvernance de la société dans leur interaction gouvernance d entreprise et gouvernance publique qui compte. Il démontre que notre manière de juger de la qualité des institutions de gouvernance d un pays doit donc être totalement repensée. Une gageure que cet ouvrage relève avec brio. « Un essai aussi riche que pénétrant dont les réformateurs du monde en développement ont beaucoup à apprendre . » - Dani Rodrik, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. « Brillant exercice d histoire économique comparée. Les enseignements de la reconstruction de la France au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale sont d une importance capitale pour les responsables politiques des pays émergents d aujourd hui . » - Daniel Cohen, Professeur, École Normale Supérieure et journaliste au Monde.

The criteria widely used to assess the quality of a country's institutions of corporate governace largely reflect the historical experiences of the United States and United Kingdom.This study examines whether these criteria are appropriate when used to assess the economic success of France post-1945, and many emerging economies of the Far East.

This volume addresses the issues of financing urban growth of the African continent -- which has the highest urban growth rate on the planet -- in the next decades. Considerable investment will be needed to sustain this level of growth and to clear up accumulated backlogs. At the same time, decentralization has resulted in increased responsibilities for local government; but in most cases, institutional reforms were carried out without the transfer of a sufficient level of resources, and local capacities in governance and project management are weak. Which mechanisms will finance these extensive needs, and how will African local governments meet these needs? Specifics on how to finance African cities have not been studied. The actual scale of this market has not been fully grasped. A systemic approach to this market is difficult because of its diversity (country size; institutional context; characteristics of urban network; availability of capital market, currency, etc.) and a lack of data. Donors’ assistance methods in the sector are disparate, marked by disputes between different schools of thought; special-purpose vehicles created by donors operate according to a variety of methods and with wide-ranging and sparsely disseminated results. What is the best way to transform these systems, often antiquated in many respects, into modern financing systems that facilitate access to domestic markets, mobilize local savings and reinforce local government autonomy? There is no single answer to this question in regard to such a variety of institutional and economic contexts. The main objective of the study is to clarify the debates and to enlighten the choices of African decision-makers at local and national level.

This book brings together eleven contributions by authors from all parts of the world who have examined the notion of responsibility in their respective countries. In the first part Edith Sizoo presents a comparative analysis of those texts which reflect a rich variety of worldviews and traditions: harmony with the earth and relational ethics in the Maori culture of New Zealand, juridical approach in France, responsibility in Confucian thinking in China, individualism in the face of collective duty in the United States, duty and responsibility on the shores of the Congo, responsibility in Arab Islamic culture, encountering the sense of responsibility in Germany... This book thus presents an intercultural vision of responsibility that is all the more interesting because the final texts are the outcome of an intense dialogue between the authors. This exchange enhanced a more explicit expression of their respective points of view, thus making these more accessible to people from other cultural backgrounds.

It has become increasingly evident that effective planning for sustainable communities, environments and economies pivots on the ability of planners to see the possibilities for culture in comprehensive social, historical and environmental terms and to more fully engage with the cultural practices, processes and theorisation that comprise a social formation. More broadly, an approach to planning theory and practice that is itself formed through a close engagement with culture is required. This Research Companion brings together leading experts from around the world to map the contours of the relationship between planning and culture and to present these inextricably linked concepts and issues together in one place. By examining significant trends in varying national and international contexts, the contributors scrutinise the theories and practices of both planning and culture and explore not only their interface, but significant divergences and tensions. In doing so, this collection provides the first comprehensive overview and analysis of planning and culture, interdisciplinary and international in scope. It is comprised of six parts organised around the themes of global and historical contexts, key dimensions of planning and cultural theory and practice, and cultural and planning dynamics. Each section includes a final chapter that provides a case study lens which pulls the themes of the section together with reference to a significant planning issue or initiative.