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Industrial Policy as a Business Variable

Industrial Policy as a Business Variable: The New Architecture of Capitalism For decades, the dominant corporate strategy was rooted in the assumption that markets allocate capital more efficiently than governments. That era has ended. Today, industrial policy—government action intended to shape the economy through subsidies, tariffs, and strategic investments—has moved from the margins of boardroom […]

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Government Capability as Economic Leverage

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Government Capability as Economic Leverage In the 21st-century global economy, state capability has emerged as a decisive but often underappreciated form of economic power. Beyond natural resources, demographics, or even capital markets, countries increasingly differentiate themselves through their ability to design, coordinate, and execute policy effectively. This “government capability premium” manifests in three distinct dimensions:

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Corporate Strategy Under Industrial Policy Revival

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Productivity Decline in Knowledge Economies: The Paradox of More Work, Less Output Across advanced economies, a paradox has taken hold: despite unprecedented investment in digital technologies, higher education, and managerial sophistication, labor productivity growth has slowed to historic lows. Since the early 2000s, most OECD economies have experienced a structural deceleration in output per hour,

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Government Capability as Economic Infrastructure

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Government Capability as Economic Infrastructure: The Invisible Backbone of Modern Economies For decades, economic development focused on capital accumulation and labor productivity. However, an increasingly influential strand of research suggests that government capability—the state’s institutional and administrative “operating system”—is the primary determinant of whether physical investments translate into growth. In this framing, the state is

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Government Capacity as Economic Leverage

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Government Capacity as Economic Leverage In debates about economic growth — from boardrooms to development banks — one concept keeps emerging with quiet, yet profound implications: government capacity. At its core, capacity captures a government’s ability to get things done — from collecting taxes and enforcing the rule of law to delivering public goods and

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Industrial Policy and Corporate Adaptation

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Industrial Policy and Corporate Adaptation In the first quarter of the 21st century, governments across Asia, Europe, and North America have re embraced industrial policy — long viewed in many Western circles as a relic of dirigisme — as an active lever to shape national competitiveness. From semiconductors to electric vehicles (EVs), policymakers now craft

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Government Reform Through Capability Building

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Government Reform Through Capability Building: From Theory to Tangible Impact In an age defined by rapid technological disruption, shifting geopolitical fault lines, and rising citizen demands, governments around the world are being forced into a stark realization: incremental tinkering is no longer sufficient. What is required is deep reform underpinned by capability building—a process that

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The Return of Industrial Policy—and What It Means for Business

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The Return of Industrial Policy — And What It Means for Business For decades, industrial policy was widely viewed in many advanced economies as an anachronism — a relic of post war planning, misguided dirigisme, or ineffective state intervention. Today that view has reversed sharply. Governments from Washington to Brussels, Beijing to Tokyo are actively

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Government as Platform: Reinventing Public Value

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Government as Platform: Reinventing Public Value In the 21st century, governments face a complex paradox: rising public expectations and constrained resources. Citizens demand services that are fast, personalized, transparent, and accessible from anywhere — like the digital experiences they have come to expect from the private sector. Against this backdrop, traditional bureaucratic systems — fragmented,

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Fiscal Policy and Its Ripple Effects on Business Strategy

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Fiscal Policy and Its Ripple Effects on Business Strategy Fiscal policy — the art and science of government taxation, spending, and borrowing — has always played a central role in economic outcomes. But beyond macroeconomic indicators such as GDP and unemployment, fiscal policy increasingly shapes how businesses think, invest, compete, and innovate. In a world

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