Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 19th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview Public Policy Analysis Development Issues Author(s) Leslie Pal Carleton University Ottawa Canada Title Instruments of persuasion: The OECD and governance reform File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Abstract The OECD has been a major contributor to global public management reform, but lacks any coercive instruments. How does an organization that essentially simply spreads ideas get leverage? This paper examines five instruments or tools of persuasion: peer review, the OECD "Acquis" on governance, Government at a Glance, the MENA initiative (Middle East and North Africa) and the mechanics of accession.