Peter de Haan is an independent consultant based at The Hague. A macroeconomist and a development economics specialist, de Haan has gained wide experience in development cooperation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and specialises in economic history and economic development.  De Haan co-formulated OECD/DAC’s Guiding Principles for Civil Service Reform. He was also responsible for the formulation of and assistance to development programs in the realm of public finance, budget support, civil service reform, decentralisation, anti-corruption, and human rights. He now guest lectures at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Institute Clingendael on development and institutional issues; at the Canadian International Development Agency’s Headquarters about institutional sector analyses; and, at the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences on the institutional dimension of economic growth and the evolution of economic development theories.  De Haan isa visiting researcher at the Center for Global Development in Washington DC, and a member of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association and the Bolivian Academy of Economic Science.