The Commission on Growth and Development (informally known as the Growth Commission) was an independent body set up by the World Bank chaired by American economist Michael Spence that brought together 22 policy-makers, academics, and business leaders to examine various aspects of economic growth and development.
[1] Launched in 2006, the Commission set out to take stock of the state of theoretical and empirical knowledge on economic growth with a view to drawing implications for policy for the current and future policymakers.
[4] Five thematic volumes and nearly 70 working papers were also published by the Commission.
The Growth Commission’s work was sponsored by the governments of Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the World Bank Group.
The group's activities formally ended in June 2010.