I had the pleasure of meeting (and running with) Owen Barder last week at a meeting of the International Transparency Initiative. I have to admit that "transparency" is one of those terms that does not inspire me. It seems so static. Yet in this interview with Lawrence McDonald of the Center for Global Development, Owen brings alive the dynamics that aid transparency can bring. I call it The Democratization of Development, and Owen's work, along with that of the IATI makes me more and more hopeful.
