In this discussion, Christian Gibbons, founder of the National Center for Economic Gardening (NCEG) and creator of “Economic Gardening,” discusses "capitalism’ conundrum" (it produces great wealth but at a price of lost jobs and destroyed communities) and the role of Economic Gardening- an entrepreneurial, grow-your-own approach to economic development. Economic Gardening is based in part on the science of complex adaptive systems, systems theory and Stage 2 companies with a focus on commodity traps.
In this Development Talk seminar, Vladyslav Rashkovan and Konstantin Usov discuss postwar reconstruction efforts in Ukraine and the country's short and long term needs. As a member and alternate executive Director of the International Monetary Fund Executive Board, Vladyslav has stood in the center of many international projects to provide financial support to Ukraine and plan its modernization.
Speaker: Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Moderator: Konstantin Usov, Acting Deputy Mayor of Kyiv, HKS MC/MPA 2023
The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.
Speaker: Amir Lebdioui, Assistant Professor in the Political Economy of Development, SOAS University of London
Moderator: Ketan Ahuja, Research Fellow, Growth Lab
What does it take to align economic development with ecological sustainability? Is industrial development still the...
