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Inclusive Growth - Governance (IGx-GOV)

IGX-GOV

This course examines the concept of governance and discusses why it is so important to improve the quality of governance to achieve inclusive growth. It reviews key policies to improve governance, including structural reform, automation, improving rules and procedures (for fiscal and monetary policies) to limit policy errors. The course addresses human resource policies, capacity building, effective anti-corruption frameworks to incentivize public officials to make decisions in the best public interest; and transparency, accountability, and inclusive political institutions to inform and monitor effective governance policymaking. Finally, it highlights examples of governance issues in key policy areas, along with providing solutions.
 

Topic : Structural Policies

Target Audience

Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning, including the monitoring and evaluating of policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, addressing the distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation.
 

Qualifications

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: 

  • Explain the linkages between governance and inclusive growth.
  • List key indicators to measure governance and its sub-components such as corruption.
  • Summarize policies to improve governance and explain the main channels through which they operate or function.

 

Upcoming Offering

Start dateEnd dateLocationDelivery MethodSession No.Primary & (Interpretation) languageApply
May 1, 2025April 15, 2026Course conducted onlineOnline TrainingOL 25.173EnglishApply online by April 1, 2026

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