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APRIL 2011
America’s economic health depends on additional college-trained workers. Some universities are showing how to graduate more students at lower cost.
A pace-setting university president explains why US universities need to become more productive, and how to advance reforms.
FEBRUARY 2011
Companies aren’t much more effective at managing their ties with governments than they were in late 2009, though more are engaging in collaboration instead of conflict.
JANUARY 2011
They are on the rise, but that might not be such a bad thing.
DECEMBER 2010
New research suggests that common sets of interventions can help systems move from one performance level to the next, without regard to culture, geography, politics, or history.
The keys to success include better productivity and infrastructure, as well as investment in education and health.
OCTOBER 2010
Regulation and market barriers continue to hold back the continent’s service sectors.
SEPTEMBER 2010
Only 23 percent of entering teachers come from the top third of their graduating class. What would it take to do better?
JULY 2010
China and India are both urbanizing rapidly, but China has embraced and shaped the process, while India is still waking up to its urban realities and opportunities.
MARCH 2010
Policy makers everywhere should focus on the competitiveness of individual sectors.
JUNE 2010
The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region. Global executives and investors must pay heed.
It’s time to move beyond sterile arguments and accept China’s role in Africa. But it’s also time for China to enhance that role.
The continent is now growing much more rapidly than the OECD nations. It may well be on the cusp of a reversal of fortunes.
In the aftermath of the global crisis, Africa no longer seems uniquely risky. The opportunities are huge.
MAY 2011
The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.
MARCH 2011
The country has come a lot further than most people realize. Long-term development is the new challenge.
The region’s future prosperity depends on its youth. Governments must ensure that young people have the right skills for the jobs being created.
Google’s executive chairman shares his strategies on hiring, running meetings, designing “mobile first” business models, and addressing joblessness and education reform.
François-Daniel Migeon heads the agency charged with modernizing France’s public services. In this interview, he reflects on the challenges of large-scale government reform.
Shelley Leibowitz left a top Wall Street CIO post for a chance to modernize IT at a global institution. She shares lessons learned from applying her private-sector experience.
The leader of the US effort to revitalize Iraq’s economy talks about the lessons he has learned over the past three years, the relationship between economic development and security, Western misconceptions of the Middle East, and the hardest part of his job.
MAY 2010
The ANC veteran discusses the state of the South African economy, the country’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, China’s role on the continent, and the important part that values have to play in the business world.
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AUGUST 2009
Optimization techniques using noncontroversial metrics such as customer satisfaction can help government agencies improve their service levels.
JULY 2009
Prizes used to spark innovation are on the rise. Philanthropists—as well as players in the public and private sectors—must understand how to use them in the most effective way.
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