Formalizing Egypt’s Informal Sector
Guest blog by Perihan Tawfik Being an Egyptian Woman, a holder of a master degree of the Public Policy and Public Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC, 2007), member […]
Economic Growth
Promoting Equitable Investment and Job Generation in Fort Worth, Texas
Guest blog by Robert Sturns When I began the Leading Economic Growth program, my goal was really driven by a desire to understand how we could have a more equitable distribution […]
Promoting agricultural sector products to diversify the economy in Mongolia
Guest blog by Batjargal Khandjav The Leading Economic Growth Program has been an absolutely inspiring intellectual journey for me during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It was a unique opportunity to reflect on […]
Tackling high rates of poverty and low growth among MSMEs in Nigeria
Guest blog by Member Feese My key learning from the Leading Economic Growth course is how to effectively define a challenge / problem using the 5-whys technique and not use the […]
Troubled Waters Under the Bridge: Time for Inclusive Growth in Equatorial Guinea
Guest blog by Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo Equatorial Guinea (EG) is a little known country. In fact, Wikipedia in its entry on the country warns not to confuse it with […]
What Scrabble-playing Monkeys Have to Do with Contractors in Texas: Lessons from Leading Economic Growth
Guest blog by Maggie Jones Finding contractors in Texas right now is hard. Really hard. Finding contractors to work on a niche federally-funded home repair program with lots of red tape […]
Urban Development in Argentina: How IPP helped me achieve my goal
Guest blog by Catalina Palacio This is the story of an inspiring journey. Everybody is working hard around the world looking for increasing their wellbeing, which in turn affects the improvement […]
Addressing Economic Constraints in Libya
Guest blog by Saleh Abdallah Frankly, when I applied for Leading Economic Growth course, I had a different set of mind of what would this course be like at the […]
An insightful journey to self-discovery and public policy effectiveness in Haiti
Guest blog by John Miller Beauvoir As a field-tested international development professional who crisscrossed 15 countries in Africa and in the Americas to support policy implementation, I carry my fair share […]
How PDIA helped me build Nigeria’s poverty alleviation plan
Guest blog by Tayo Aduloju The HKS Implementing Public Policy Executive Program appealed to me because I was looking for an alternative to planning and control styled approaches which I had […]