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  • November 2006 (Revised October 2017)
  • Case

China: 'To Get Rich Is Glorious'

By: Richard Vietor and Julia Galef
In 1978, Deng Xiaoping assumed the leadership of an impoverished China, after Mao Zedong's disastrous Cultural Revolution. During the next 17 years, Deng applied pragmatic policies to liberalize the Chinese economy gradually while maintaining the power of the Communist... View Details
Keywords: History; Leadership; Privatization; Policy; Macroeconomics; Economic Systems; Development Economics; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; China
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  • 2012
  • Report

Sweden's Position in the Global Economy

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
In the spring of 2012, the Swedish economy is, as many of its peers, facing a difficult and uncertain economic environment. While these challenges are real, the Swedish economy looks much better prepared to deal with them than many of its peers. Following its own... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Policy; Globalization; Competitive Advantage; Sweden
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  • April 1999 (Revised June 1999)
  • Case

1-800 Buy Ireland

By: Willis M. Emmons III, Adele S. Cooper and J. Richard Lenane
After decades of poor economic performance, the Irish government adopted major changes in economic policy in 1987. By the end of the 1990s, Ireland's real GDP growth rate of almost 10% per year exceeds that of all member nations of the European Union (EU). A key... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Development Economics; Supply and Industry; Policy; Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Macroeconomics; Republic of Ireland
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  • 2008
  • Other Unpublished Work

The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics

By: David Moss and Mary Oey

The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political support. Indeed, many... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States
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  • 27 Sep 2018
  • Working Paper Summaries

UK Competitiveness after Brexit

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

    Mihir A. Desai

    Mihir A. Desai is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He received his Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard... View Details

    • 07 Apr 2010
    • News

    Associate Professor Laura Alfaro Named Costa Rican Cabinet Minister

    • January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
    • Case

    German Hyperinflation of 1923, The

    By: David A. Moss and Julio J. Rotemberg
    Presents a compilation of primary and secondary sources as well as a set of data exhibits on the German hyperinflation of 1923. The hyperinflation represented a defining moment in German history and certainly one of the two or three most important economic events of... View Details
    Keywords: History; Price; Production; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics; Germany
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    • April 1990 (Revised January 1994)
    • Case

    Mexico: Escaping from the Debt Crisis?

    Explores how Mexico found itself in the debt crisis that exploded in 1982 and how the de la Madrid administration (1982-88) followed by the Salinas government (1988 on) devised policies by which to resolve the macroeconomic imbalances. Describes the economic and... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Mexico
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    • 2025
    • White Paper

    Governors Reshaping Workforce Development: Turning WIOA Challenges into Workforce Solutions

    By: Joseph B. Fuller, Kerry McKittrick, Nathalie Gazzaneo, Ariel Higuchi, Justine Gluck, Zoe Butler, Jack Porter and Malena Dailey
    The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants Governors significant authority to shape their state workforce systems. Yet, little research explores how they use those powers to strengthen their economies and expand access to employment and training.... View Details
    Keywords: Government Administration; Policy; Training; Employment
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    • 11 Apr 2024
    • In Practice

    Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

    School experts discuss the current quandary and potential policy and corporate solutions. William Kerr: Untangling migration and employment The immigration system to the United States is very complex. We have many people coming at many... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 08 Apr 2020
    • News

    Organizational responses to COVID-19 and climate change: A conversation with Rebecca Henderson

    • 02 Sep 2015
    • What Do You Think?

    What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?

    summed up this view commenting, “the retention strategy should be governed by the role of the employee in the organization. Our company has successfully strategized a two track policy.” All of this sounds as if low-retention policies will... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Consumer Products; Fashion
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    By: Mattias E. Fibiger
    Professor Fibiger conducts research on twentieth-century international history, focusing primarily on political economy and international relations in Southeast Asia.

    Professor Fibiger's first book is entitled Suharto's Cold War: Indonesia, Southeast... View Details
    Keywords: Authoritarianism; Political Economy; Foreign Aid; Foreign Direct Investment; Foreign Policy; Southeast Asia; United States; Finance; International Economy; International Capital Markets; History; International Relations; National Security; Government and Politics; Development Economics; Southeast Asia; United States; Indonesia; Philippines; Malaysia; Singapore
    • 2011
    • Report

    Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011

    By: Christian H.M. Ketels
    The Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011, the fourth in its series, builds on the methodology established in previous editions: The first part provides a short overview of the macroeconomic climate in the Nordic countries. The second part tracks the changes in economic... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Trade; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Competitive Strategy; Scandinavia
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    • 25 Jul 2011
    • News

    With Washington at Impasse, Worry Over Investor Reaction

    • 1 Apr 2013
    • Interview

    Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with Charlie Rose

    By: Michael E. Porter
    "There is an historic opportunity right now for business and government to work together [to restore U.S. competitiveness]." Professor Porter discusses the eight federal policy priorities that business leaders and policymakers, liberals and conservatives agree will... View Details
    Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Policy; Global Strategy; Business and Government Relations; United States
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    • 2009
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Clusters, Cluster Policy, and Swedish Competitiveness in the Global Economy

    By: Christian H.M. Ketels
    Proximity enables firms to take advantage of knowledge spill-overs and exploit supplier demand linkages with other entities engaged in related activities. Cluster strength thus seems to be one of the important determinants of prosperity differences across geographies.... View Details
    Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Sweden
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    • May 2006 (Revised May 2009)
    • Case

    De Beers: Addressing the New Competitiveness Challenges

    By: Michael E. Porter, Sonia D. Marciano and Alyson Warhurst
    Traces the development of De Beers and the diamond industry from its inception in the mid-1800s to the year 2000. Discusses De Beer's history and strategy as the industry leader and its role in industry development. Enables deep examination of the interdependence of... View Details
    Keywords: History; Strategy; Geographic Location; Conflict Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Mining Industry
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    • Article

    Can India Overtake China?

    By: Yasheng Huang and Tarun Khanna
    What's the fastest route to economic development? Welcome foreign direct investment (FDI), says China, and most policy experts agree. But a comparison with long-time laggard India suggests that FDI is not the only path to prosperity. Indeed, India's homegrown... View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Foreign Direct Investment; China; India
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