Approaching Growth Challenges with a New Lens
Guest Blog by Phillipa Kirby, LEG ’22 Some of my takeaways from the Leading Economic Growth course include: The course content made me look at a different approach to my […]
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Broadening the Sense of ‘Us’: Exploring LEG Principles in Western Australia
Guest Blog by Pippa Hepburn, LEG ’22 When we started Leading Economic Growth (LEG) ten weeks ago, I was confused by the repeated assertions from Keisha and the teaching staff that […]
Applying Lessons on PDIA and Product Space to Investment Promotion in Ethiopia
Guest Blog by Meleket Denbu, LEG ’22 I would like to begin by extending my deepest gratitude to the LEG team (professors, coordinators, and TAs). The past ten weeks have been […]
Structural transformation of rural agriculture in Senegal
Guest blog by Racine Ba, LEG ’22 My impressions after ten weeks of intense reflections on the concepts and challenges of growth is that the Leading Economic Growth course at […]
Developing successful economic growth strategies: Lessons learned from LEG
Guest blog by Farid Amirov, LEG ’22 A good thing is that the lessons and principles of Leading Economic Growth can be applied across various economic growth and development challenges […]
Addressing growth challenges in Jordan
Guest blog by Rami Alhadid, LEG ’22 Most of the challenges that faces any country’s economic stance are complex and not easy to solve. However any complex problem can be […]
Reflections on using PDIA to drive policy reforms during political turmoil
Guest blog by Ana Iorga, IPP 2021 When I joined the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program of Harvard’s Building State Capability, I had flashbacks of my MBA program from a […]
BSC 2022: The Year in Review
written by Salimah Samji Building State Capability (BSC) empowers public organizations to find local solutions to local problems and to improve the implementation of their policies and programs. BSC has […]
Tackling corrupt taxation practices in Trinidad & Tobago through PDIA
Guest blog by Amrita Deonarine, IPP 2021 I came across this methodology of Problem-driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) in 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic when global energy prices […]
Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination
Guest blog by Chelsea Hayman, IPP 2021 Initially, I signed up for the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Online course with the hopes to help my department secure more sustainable funding […]