ils ▁from ▁low ▁income ▁families ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁school ing . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁international ▁economic ▁strategy ▁for ▁Scotland ▁called ▁Global ▁Con ne ctions ▁real ign ing ▁Scotland ' s ▁international ▁economic ▁effort ▁with ▁the ▁Sm art ▁Success ful ▁Scotland ▁strategy , ▁bringing ▁together ▁Scotland ' s ▁previously ▁separate ▁in ward ▁invest ment ▁and ▁export ▁ag encies ▁into ▁one ▁organisation , ▁Scotland ▁Development ▁International ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁G lob als cot ▁network ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁expand ▁Scotland ' s ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁business ▁community . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁res igned ▁from ▁minister ial ▁office ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁After ▁her ▁res ignation ▁from ▁Jack ▁Mc Con nell ' s ▁Cab inet ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Str ath c ly de ▁Business ▁School ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ' s ▁Fin ance ▁Committee . ▁She ▁inspired ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁All ander ▁Series ▁of ▁sem in ars ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁fresh ▁thinking ▁on ▁Scotland ' s ▁economic ▁future . ▁The ▁sem in ars ▁brought ▁William ▁Ba um ol , ▁Ed ▁Gla es er ▁and ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁James ▁He ck man ▁and ▁Paul ▁K rug man ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁spectrum ▁of ▁political ▁economy ▁to ▁Scotland ▁to ▁reflect ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁returns ▁to ▁early ▁inter vention , ▁supporting ▁innov ation ▁and ▁cities ▁as ▁future ▁growth ▁engines . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁author ed ▁Ch asing ▁the ▁T art an ▁T iger