Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.
explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.
explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
伦敦—2013年5月离开高盛后,我有幸主持了一个独立的城市增长委员会(City Growth Commission),研究英国经济的地理不平衡现象。我们的任务是确定为何伦敦和东南部能够赢得如此大的优势,以及其他主要城市中心区的经济表现可以如何改善。
我们最重要的结论是,北英格兰关键城市相距够近,足以联合起来形成一个单一市场,规模可以与伦敦大都会区相比。如果我们所构想的经济和商业聚合能够实现,英国将拥有两个而非 一个具有全球竞争力的以城市为基础的商业枢纽。至关重要的是,这一被称为北方强区模式的模型可与伦敦构成互补,而不是通过竞争削弱伦敦。其目标是重建地理平衡并提升英国的总体增长表现。
2014年,时任财政大臣奥斯本(George Osborne)采纳了该计划,随后我加入首相卡梅伦附,帮助实施该计划。但是,由于2016年6月的英国退欧公投,奥斯本和卡梅伦都在7月下台,9月份我也辞去了政府职务。尽管如此,我仍然以北方强区合作计划(Northern Powerhouse Partnership)副主席的身份保持关注计划的进展情况。北方强区合作计划是一个由奥斯本在2016年秋建立的非政府组织。
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