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    Broadening the Sense of ‘Us’: Exploring LEG Principles in Western Australia

    January 18, 2023

    Guest Blog by Pippa Hepburn, LEG ’22 When we started Leading Economic Growth (LEG) ten weeks ago, I was confused

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  • BSC 2022: The Year in Review

    December 14, 2022

    written by Salimah Samji Building State Capability (BSC) empowers public organizations to find local solutions to local problems and to

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  • Practicing the Art of Implementation

    November 29, 2022

    written by Salimah Samji Implementation is often the Achilles heel of good policy. Yet there is dearth of practical tools

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  • My IPP Journey in Louisiana: The World Got Smaller as the Process Deepened 

    October 28, 2022

    Guest blog by Delery Rice, IPP 2021 The COVID pandemic offered many challenges and horrible outcomes for so many people

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BSC 2022: The Year in Review

Published on December 14, 2022

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 developed Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation

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LEG Learnings: Inclusive Growth and Redistributive Inequality in Namibia

Published on February 6, 2023

Guest Blog by Charlotte Tjeriko-Katjiuanjo, LEG ’22 The growth problem I chose to look at for Namibia is a lack of a diversified sector, which has caused high unemployment and low economic growth. The country has

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Understanding the Need for Industry Diversity, Complexity, and Knowhow in Western Australia

Published on February 3, 2023

Guest Blog by Michelle Sidebottom, LEG ’22 What an exceptional learning experience! Thank you. My key ideas/learnings from LEG2022 included: Our group showed compassion, kindness and support for one another over our 10 weeks together and

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Exploring Opportunities for FDI-led Growth in Belize

Published on February 1, 2023

Guest blog by Alex Sanchiz Vincente, LEG ’22 There are different methodologies to evaluate why countries, cities or regions do not achieve a sustained and inclusive economic growth and strategize around how policymakers can reorient

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Industrial Development and Economic Diversification in Senegal

Published on January 30, 2023

Guest blog by Olivier Stoullig, LEG ’22 Here are some of my key ideas/learnings from the Leading Economic Growth course: Measuring a country’s growth potential through its complexity- Growth happens by accumulating letters and matching

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LEG in Practice: Exploring Growth Opportunities and Renewable Energy in Western Australia

Published on January 27, 2023

Guest Blog by Warner Priest, LEG ’22 In many cases, I find when faced with a challenge it is difficult to know where to start and what to do and I find myself procrastinating. The

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Learnings from LEG & Exploring Growth Challenges in El Salvador

Published on January 25, 2023

Guest Blog by Abdi Aguirre, LEG ’22 When I enrolled in the Leading Economic Growth Program of the Harvard Kennedy School, I thought that I was clear about the economic challenge I wanted to address along

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Approaching Growth Challenges with a New Lens

Published on January 23, 2023

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 growth challenge. At the commencement

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Using PDIA to Examine Unemployment in Jordan

Published on January 20, 2023

Guest Blog by Iman Kharabshen LEG ’22 The main challenge facing Jordan is how to stimulate strong, real and sustainable economic growth that contributes to creating new jobs in the Jordanian national economy. The permanent

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Broadening the Sense of ‘Us’: Exploring LEG Principles in Western Australia

Published on January 18, 2023
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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 they were ‘excited’. I

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Applying Lessons on PDIA and Product Space to Investment Promotion in Ethiopia

Published on January 13, 2023

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 truly amazing in terms

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