These are the findings of the 2019 China-Latin America Economic Bulletin, which brings together the most important annual trends for this burgeoning relationship in terms of trade, finance, and investment. In 2018, China-Latin America cooperation continued to deepen, though Chinese finance and investment in the region appears to have been relatively cautious in nature. These are […]
Despite recent global progress towards reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, nearly 830 women continue to die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, with most of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal health services like antenatal and skilled delivery care can both improve maternal health and reduce maternal deaths […]
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center, published a recent journal article on the role of women’s autonomy and acceptability of intimate-partner violence in maternal healthcare utilization in low and […]
Julie M. Klinger, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Associate Director of the Land Use & Livelihoods Initiative at the GDP Center, co-edited a recently published special issue of the journal Territory, Politics, Governance with Joshua Muldavin, Professor in the Department of Geography at Sarah Lawrence College. The […]
In recent decades, rising inequalities in national income and wealth have been accompanied by inequality in living standards between developed and developing countries. A new book, “International Policy Rules and Inequality: Implications for Global Economic Governance” edited by Jose Antonio Ocampo, analyzes the question: to what extent are the rules that govern the global economy […]
Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has published a chapter on global inequality in a new book by Columbia University Press. The chapter, “Capital Openness and Income Inequality: Smooth Sailing or Troubled Waters,” is co-authored with Guillermo Lagarda and […]
Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was interviewed for an article exploring potential candidates for President of the World Bank. Gallagher was quoted in a January 15, 2019 article in Bloomberg entitled “Trump Seeks World Bank Candidate Who Can Retain U.S. […]
Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was interviewed for an article following an Op-Ed he published for the Financial Times in which he mentioned Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and executive director of the newly created […]
A new 2-credit class on “International Efforts against Corruption” is open for registration at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to be taught in Spring 2019. It will be taught by Deborah E. Siegel every other Monday evening (6:30-9:15) starting Feb 4. As it is a 2-credit course, it can be taken on […]
Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, published a recent Op-Ed on Jim Kim’s resignation as President of the World Bank. Gallagher’s Op-Ed, entitled “Kim’s Resignation From World Bank Leaves Multilateralism at Stake,” was published in the […]