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Welcome to the Growth Dialogue, a network driven by a passion to see economic growth extended to as many places on the planet as possible. Without growth, it is hard to imagine sustainable development and improvements in people’s lives. The Growth Dialogue seeks to connect high level policymakers and thought leaders with those whose decisions matter.
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The Euro-Zone: Slow Growth, High Debt and Pressures on Banks and Official Financial Institutions
Policy Brief #1, September 16, 2011
The Growth Dialogue Launches its Working Paper Series
The Growth Dialogue, June 07, 2011

Working Paper #1 authored by Dr. Okyu Kwon focuses on the Republic of Korea's infrastructure and lessons for African developing economies.

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High Level Policy Forum On Regional Infrastructure Constraints To Africa's Growth
Lisbon, Portugal
Tue, 06/07/2011 - 00:00 - Wed, 06/08/2011 - 00:00

The Commission on Growth and Development (Spence Commission) identified some of the key ingredients for sustained economic growth, singling out infrastructure and its integration with effective growth strategies as one of the explanations for successful economic transformation. It also pointed out that Africa was the only region not to have gained significantly in per capita income terms in recent decades (The Growth Report, 2008). 

The Medium-Term Growth Outlook For China
Washington, D.C.
Wed, 10/19/2011

The Colloquium on China's Medium Term Prospects, organized by the Growth Dialogue at GWSB, highlighted various facets of China's growth and the several sources of economic dynamism that China will continue to tap.


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Obama Will Need Better Economic Advice if he Wins a Second Term
Financial Times, December 15, 2011

The Growth Dialogue's Managing Director Danny Leipziger reacts to Jared Bernstein's article "Mr Obama, a word of advice for a second term" (December 13) in this note. See Full Text

Fostering a Forum on Global Growth
GW School of Business June 2011

The Growth Dialogue is featured in The George Washington University School of Business' newsletter. Read Full Story

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Shared Views

Danny Leipziger
Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue

 Few doubt that the global economic order has shifted in the aftermath of the Great Recession. After all, the advanced economies are struggling as can be seen in their slow growth recoveries and major challenges.

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Shahid Yusuf
Chief Economist, The Growth Dialogue

"A spate of recent books and reports remind us that the economic future and social well being of mankind not to mention the health of the planet, is inextricably linked with urbanization."

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Michael Spence
Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, United States

"The major developing countries have displayed remarkable resilience in the crisis and its aftermath. In developed economies....we are on a lengthy and bumpy and somewhat risky road to a new normal."

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From the Event: Growth Policy Workshop: Ascent After Decline: Re-Growing Economic Growth

Introduction by: Danny...

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