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New Podcast: Ricardo Hausmann Reflects on his Engagement with BSC

  • Publication date January 3, 2024
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We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Ricardo Hausmann, Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School and founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab. In this episode, Ricardo describes his…Continue Reading New Podcast: Ricardo Hausmann Reflects on his Engagement with BSC

The developing world needs to get ‘shoveling’

  • Publication date November 30, 2023
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Guest blog by Yaveneshaa Madurai, LEG’23 The Harvard Kennedy School Leading Economic Growth (LEG) programme challenged me in quite a different way, than I’m ‘used to’. As a Strategist, I’m used to delivering things that are ‘neatly processed’ – you choose your ‘weapon of choice’ (a previously developed strategy model by one of the ‘gurus’,…Continue Reading The developing world needs to get ‘shoveling’

Growing through Understanding: Tackling Namibia’s Income Inequality Problem

  • Publication date November 20, 2023
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Guest blog by Anna Niita Etuna Nahambelelwe Shatika, LEG’23 Embarking on the Harvard course on Leading Economic Growth has been a transformative 10-week journey. Throughout the course, I gained invaluable insights and knowledge that will shape my approach to addressing the growth challenges faced by Namibia. In this blog, I will share key ideas and…Continue Reading Growing through Understanding: Tackling Namibia’s Income Inequality Problem

Rapid Inflation and its Implication in the UAE

  • Publication date November 14, 2023
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Guest blog by Tariq Alsuwaidi, LEG’23 The realization that addressing inflation is essential to achieving sustainable economic development is one of the most important things that may be gained from taking this course. For instance, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suffered from the negative impacts of excessive inflation, such as a drop in buying…Continue Reading Rapid Inflation and its Implication in the UAE

How does a resource-rich state collaborate to increase economic confidence? 

  • Publication date October 3, 2023
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Guest blog by Kristin Fong I’ve enjoyed the Leading Economic Growth (LEG) course immensely and some of the key takeaways I’ll continue to utilize regularly in the future are (1) the power of asking questions, (2) doing the hard work of listening before proposing solutions, and (3) airing hypotheses with partners from different backgrounds and…Continue Reading How does a resource-rich state collaborate to increase economic confidence? 

Exploring how Shenzhen can increase circular/regenerative entrepreneurship

  • Publication date September 26, 2023
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Guest blog by Gordana Kierans, LEG’23 Due to my four years at the Shenzhen Technology University in China, where I taught, among other subjects, the circular economy and systems thinking, I decided to focus my project within this programme on implementing the circular/regenerative entrepreneurship. Shenzhen is a megacity with over 17 million inhabitants, 99% of…Continue Reading Exploring how Shenzhen can increase circular/regenerative entrepreneurship