
Poor Countries’ Technology Dilemma
Feb 8, 2021 shows why African manufacturing firms can become more productive, or generate more jobs, but not both.
Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the author of Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy.
Feb 8, 2021 shows why African manufacturing firms can become more productive, or generate more jobs, but not both.
Jan 11, 2021 explains why the new bilateral investment treaty cannot serve as a tool to transform the Chinese system.
Dec 8, 2020 urges the US president-elect to invest in scaling up proven worker- and firm-centered programs.
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Oct 9, 2020 explains why the only viable alternative to corporate self-regulation is to democratize private firms.