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
Speaker: Alain Bertaud, Senior Fellow, New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University.
Speaker: Andres Valenciano, John F. Kennedy Fellow, HKS MC/MPA '23
Moderator: Alejandro Rueda-Sanz, Research Fellow, Growth Lab
About the speaker: Andres is currently a John F. Kennedy Fellow at the MC/MPA program at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously he was the Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, responsible for Costa Rican foreign trade policies, export promotion, and attraction of foreign investment, as well as the official representation before several multilateral organizations, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). During his tenure, he was...
