Global Future Council on the Future of Growth
Global Future Council on the Future of Growth
Description
The calculus for growth has changed in developing and advanced economies alike, amid economic shocks, geopolitical tensions, the urgency of the green transition and the need for a new social contract. How should countries grow in the future, to transform the growth we have into the growth we want - and need?
Co-Chairs
Laura Alfaro, Professor, Business, Government and International Economy Unit, Harvard Business School
Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development
Council Manager
Sriharsha Masabathula, Specialist, Economic Growth, Revival and Transformation, World Economic Forum
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