Building State Capability - PDIA in Action

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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Structural transformation of rural agriculture in Senegal

Published on January 11, 2023

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 the Harvard Kennedy School constitutes

BSC/Economic Growth/LEG 2022

Developing successful economic growth strategies: Lessons learned from LEG

Published on January 9, 2023

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 and within a national and

BSC/Economic Growth/LEG 2022/Middle East & North Africa

Addressing growth challenges in Jordan

Published on January 5, 2023

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 break down to be manageable

Economic Growth/Europe & Central Asia/Governance/IPP 2021

Reflections on using PDIA to drive policy reforms during political turmoil

Published on December 21, 2022

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 decade ago. I was both

BSC/News & Updates

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

Economic Growth/IPP 2021/Latin America & Caribbean

Tackling corrupt taxation practices in Trinidad & Tobago through PDIA

Published on December 13, 2022

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 plummeted, triggering supply shocks, demand

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Morocco’s Semi-Final Soccer Capabilities

Published on December 12, 2022

written by Matt Andrews A preamble to my views on Morocco Earlier this year I wrote a paper and a blog on why African countries struggle to win in global soccer. I argued that teams

Economic Growth/Governance/IPP 2021/North America/PDIA Courses

Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination

Published on December 9, 2022

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 for our regular operations. Several

Africa/IPP 2021

Tackling Challenges of Raising Minimum Wage in Nigeria using PDIA

Published on December 5, 2022

Guest blog by Abubakar Shuaibu, IPP 2021 Fulfillment is an indispensable and fundamental index that can be employed in the assessment of any worthwhile project, goal, or journey. My 13-week learning journey, an unforgettable and

BSC/News & Updates

Practicing the Art of Implementation

Published on November 29, 2022

written by Salimah Samji Implementation is often the Achilles heel of good policy. Yet there is dearth of practical tools focused on how you get things done. You can have the best policy, the money, the

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

BSC 2022: The Year in Review

Practicing the Art of Implementation

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

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Structural transformation of rural agriculture in Senegal

Developing successful economic growth strategies: Lessons learned from LEG

Addressing growth challenges in Jordan

Reflections on using PDIA to drive policy reforms during political turmoil

BSC 2022: The Year in Review

Tackling corrupt taxation practices in Trinidad & Tobago through PDIA

Morocco’s Semi-Final Soccer Capabilities

Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination

Tackling Challenges of Raising Minimum Wage in Nigeria using PDIA

Practicing the Art of Implementation

Civil service expenditure in Fiji

PDIA to accelerate energy transitions and net zero economies in LAC

Resolving Nigeria’s inability to export locally made autos to the African market under AfCFTA

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

Views of public policy implementation success and failure: Sharing my thoughts

Why do public policies fail? Categorizing the challenges