#004. Piero Ghezzi: Peru's 'Mesas Ejecutivas' approach

11/16/22 • 64 min

Piero Ghezzi has worn many hats. An economist and an entrepreneur, he has also served as the Minister of Production of Peru, where he designed and implemented a novel methodology - Mesas Ejecutivas - to implement productive development policies through public-private collaboration.

Ghezzi tells us about the thinking behind this methodology, the process of implementing it, and how it helped address a range of public-public coordination failures and built trust between the government and the private sector.

We also talk about the risk of elite capture and the need to build state capacity across all levels of governance.

And, of course, we discuss all of this in the context of Peru’s economic development challenges, including regional imbalances and informality.

Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu

We also talk about the risk of elite capture and the need to build state capacity across all levels of governance.

And, of course, we discuss all of this in the context of Peru’s economic development challenges, including regional imbalances and informality.

Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu

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#003. Rodrick Miller: Economic development following a crisis

Rodrick Miller is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, where he engages with a range of initiatives, including Reimagining the Economy. He is also the President & CEO of Ascendant Global Consulting. Miller has spent the last 20 years leading a range of economic development agencies across the US, including Invest Puerto Rico, the Detroit Economic Growth Organization, the New Orleans Business Alliance and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

https://www.iedconline.org/index.php?src=directory&view=staff&submenu=events&srctype=detail&back=staff&refno=1551

In this fascinating and wide ranging discussion, Rod shares his experience leading regions like Puerto Rico, Detroit and New Orleans through and after periods of economic shock. We also dive into several other topics:

the economic development landscape across the country

political pressures on economic development

local experimentation, coordination challenges and institutional arrangements

Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu

Next Episode

#005. Danny Kennedy: The clean energy transition, local coalitions, equity and the green economy workforce

In this episode, we discuss the transition to clean energy with guest Danny Kennedy. Danny is the CEO of New Energy Nexus, a global platform organization for funds and incubators with chapters around the world. Danny has spent 25 years playing different roles to facilitate the transition to clean energy. He also co-hosts, with Cate Blanchett, "Climate of Change", an Audible original podcast.

In this episode, we talk about:

how activism and innovation enable each other to facilitate change,
the challenges faced by clean energy entrepreneurs,
the importance of taking a localized ecosystem approach,
workforce development considerations for the clean energy economy, and
how we can ensure that local & indigenous communities participate more fully in the new energy economy, with the example of the Navajo Nation

Links:

Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy: https://www.audible.com/pd/Climate-of-Change-with-Cate-Blanchett-and-Danny-Kennedy-Podcast/B09WF8DHQR

The importance of focusing on jobs and fairness in clean energy transition, https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-importance-of-focusing-on-jobs-and-fairness-in-clean-energy-transitions

Building Lithium Valley: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead for Developing California’s Battery Manufacturing Ecosystem, New Energy Nexus, https://www.newenergynexus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/New-Energy-Nexus_Building-Lithium-Valley.pdf

Danny Kennedy, How the Navajo got their day in the sun, https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-navajo-got-their-day-sun

Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu