'Golden thread' of development
David Cameron has stressed the importance of good and honest government, the rule of law, transparency and accountability, and free markets as cornerstones for prosperity – what he calls the "golden thread of development".
As one of the co-chairs of the UN's high level panel on post-2015, UK PM Cameron has repeatedly stressed the role of governance in development - what he calls the 'golden thread' of development.(e.g. in this
Guardian article).