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Richard Kozul-Wright

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Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, is the author of Transforming Economies: Making Industrial Policy Work for Growth, Jobs and Development.

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  1. Toward a Global Green New Deal
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    Toward a Global Green New Deal

    Apr 9, 2019 Richard Kozul-Wright & Kevin P. Gallagher argue that tackling climate change and inequality requires forging a new set of shared principles.

  2. The Global Economy’s Fundamental Weakness
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    The Global Economy’s Fundamental Weakness

    Sep 13, 2018 Richard Kozul-Wright highlights rising debt and declining trust in the decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

  3. The Rentiers Are Here
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    The Rentiers Are Here

    Sep 25, 2017 Stephanie Blankenburg & Richard Kozul-Wright see mounting inequality as a byproduct of growing market concentration in non-financial sectors.

  4. Learning from China’s Industrial Strategy
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    Learning from China’s Industrial Strategy

    Apr 28, 2017 Richard Kozul-Wright & Daniel Poon see promise for other developing countries – and for the US – in policymakers' "guidance" approach.

  5. Returning to Investment
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    Returning to Investment

    Oct 6, 2016 Richard Kozul-Wright warns that GDP growth will remain tepid until some key trends in corporate governance are reversed.

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    Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance

    Soňa Muzikárová outlines steps policymakers can take to harness the technology’s potential to boost growth and prosperity.
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    Can Technology End Corruption?

    Azalina Othman Said thinks that powerful new digital tools can help, but only if governments commit to upholding the rule of law.
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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann

    By harnessing the capabilities of developing countries, we can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. This approach would not only advance crucial climate goals but also ensure that a larger share of the world’s population can enjoy the fruits of the clean-energy transition.

     shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie

    Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to mobilize the huge volume of financing that will be needed. International cooperation must be re-framed as a collective endeavor in which all countries benefit, contribute, and make investment decisions together.

     propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.

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