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The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

Bank China Rural Health Study. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

Executive Summary Critical to the success of a high performance board is the ability of its directors to share leadership and to work as a dynamic team. Yet historically boardrooms have proven to be one of the most difficult places to build an effective team. Numerous factors work against boards operating as teams such as the small amount of time directors have together, limited access to criti...