The author defines industrial policy as a selective strategy where the state deliberately targets specific industries to drive innovation and structural transformation rather than applying universal market rules. In China’s socialist market economy, this...

The emergence of green industrial policy marks a shift from international cost-sharing to geoeconomic competition, where nations race to capture the economic and security benefits of clean technology. While this competition could accelerate global decarbonization...

The Boston University Global Development Policy Center advocates for a “green developmental statecraft” that combines domestic state capacity with a big investment push to achieve economic diversification and decarbonization. To succeed, the...

Danny Quah argues that while industrial policy is now a “scientific” necessity, it is frequently misused as a cover for elite plunder in developing nations or as a tool of aggressive economic statecraft by Great Powers. He warns that smaller...

President Ramaphosa has appointed Professor Mariana Mazzucato as a Technical Expert and Special Representative to lead key task forces during South Africa’s G20 Presidency. Her role focuses on advancing green industrialization, inclusive growth, and state-led...

The UNEN Policy Brief highlights Indonesia’s nickel export bans as a successful model for driving downstream investment and securing a leading role in the global EV battery supply chain. To sustain this growth, the report stresses that Indonesia must...