Gov. Cuomo’s selection of Eric Gertler to head New York’s economic-development agency offers the state a golden opportunity to rejigger its approach to the economy — and find new ways to boost it. Alas, it’s likely to be an opportunity missed.

Gertler, who’s expected to start next month, is publisher of US News & World Report and CEO of Ulysses Ventures.

Yet, given his background as a current Empire State Development board member and former executive at the city’s Economic Development Corporation, he can be expected to hew to the same failed strategy that New York pols like Cuomo insist on: Make life miserable for businesses via high taxes and onerous regulations, then bribe a few to operate here anyway.

Oh, and ban anything that can help pump economic life into a region — be it fracking or just vital natural-gas pipelines.

That approach has produced tragic results, particularly in areas outside the city, ever since Cuomo took office. And the economic picture grew even worse under outgoing ESD President Howard Zemsky, who took over in 2015 and, notably, will stay on as chairman.

Between 2010 and 2016, state data show, non-city jobs grew a paltry 1 percent a year. Then, from 2016 through last June, job growth slowed to a near halt: 0.5 percent annually.

Even in Gotham, businesses are fed up: Last week, Crain’s reported that several veteran real-estate developers are looking to get out of Dodge because of its unfriendly business environment.

And recall all those costly “Andy Land” (as The Post has called them) fiascoes:

l Cuomo’s $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded Buffalo Billion cash bath, which included $750 million to build a factory for a private company, Tesla-SolarCity.

The company began operating two years ago but hasn’t been able to employ anywhere near the 3,000-plus workers promised. And its profitability remains questionable.

l The Central New York Film Hub, which cost taxpayers $15 million but was sold in 2018 for just a $1 to a newly created entity, Greater Syracuse Soundstage.

l The $90 million state investment for Soraa, a lightbulb manufacturer, which reneged on a deal to bring 420 new jobs and $1.3 billion in investment to Syracuse.

The $600 million spent on a Utica plant for a company called Ams AG, which promptly bailed on the deal.

The projects have led to several corruption schemes — and the convictions of key Cuomo associates. On Tuesday, new state GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy called on Cuomo and Gertler to end the “pay-to-play” economic-development programs. Don’t hold your breath.

With Democrats in control of both houses of the Legislature and Cuomo showing no desire to change course, expect the state’s grueling taxes and burdensome rules — $15 minimum wages, paid leaves, expensive insurance mandates, etc. — to only grow worse.

And the economy along with it.