This module addresses the challenges faced by public sector leaders as they foster economic growth in politically charged environments. Offered in partnership with the Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Stanford University, it uses case studies (mostly drawn from Asia) on how public policy can help the private sector be a constructive force for economic growth and development. 

LAD provides participants with an analytical framework to build these leadership abilities and operate effectively under adverse conditions.  Major themes are 1) Inherent Attributes and Challenges of Public Bureaucracies 2) Providing Public Goods 3) Bypassing Bureaucratic Obstacles, 4) Facilitating Investment, and 5) the State as Economic Catalyst. This program is designed to reinforce and illustrate three critically important hypotheses about the role of public policy in private sector development.

Case studies for this course are available here.