Leadership and politics : a perspective from the commission on growth and development / David Brady and Michael Spence -- Leadership for growth, development, and poverty reduction : an African viewpoint and experience / Benjamin Wiliam Mkapa -- Leadership, policy making, quality of economic policies, and their inclusiveness : the case of Rwanda / Thomas Rusuhuzwa Kigabo -- Perspectives on growth : a political-economy framework--lessons from the Singapore experience / Tan Yin Ying, Alvin Eng, and Edward Robinson -- The role of institutions in growth and development / Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson -- Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria / Milton A. Iyohn -- Political leadership and economic reform : the Brazilian experience in the context of Latin America / Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Eduardo Graeff -- Economic reforms, growth, and governance : the political economy aspects of Bangladesh's development surprise / Wahiduddin Mahmud, Sadiq Ahmed, and Sandeep Mahajan.