Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet, little is known about their capacity to upend entrenched social, political and economic hierarchies. The new book, Women, Power and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India, by Human Capital Initiative Core Faculty Member Rachel Brulé explores this question within the context of […]
The 21st century has seen a surge in interest in development banking, characterized by waves of capital increases in existing banks and the creation of two new regional development banks (RDBs): the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and New Development Bank (NDB). Scholars have noted these banks’ creation was motivated in part by a perceived […]
By Katie Gallogly-Swan On Thursday, July 15, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) hosted a webinar discussion to explore the recently announced “Build Back Better World’” (B3W) Partnership from the G7, billed as a “Green Marshall Plan” to generate improved access to financing […]
By Emanne Khan It is a well-established fact that women are underrepresented in global politics, and recent data from the United Nations demonstrates this underrepresentation spans all levels of government. Worldwide, women serve as heads of state or government in only 22 countries, and make up a mere 21 percent of government ministers; 25 percent […]
By Natalia Marino On Thursday, June 10, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted a webinar to discuss a new working paper analyzing the proposed EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement (FTA), which has yet to take effect, but would represent the largest trade deal for both blocs in terms of number of citizens involved. Moderated […]
By Samantha Igo A drastic shift in climate policies and investments will be necessary to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets, fostering responsible and inclusive economic transitions across the globe. Climate mitigation scenarios – such as those developed by the Network for Greening the Financial System, a reference platform of over 80 financial authorities known […]
Editor’s Note: The following is a testimony delivered by Dr. Rebecca Ray to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on China in Latin American and the Caribbean on May 20, 2021. To Chairs Bartholomew and Scissors, to the Commission, good morning. My name is Rebecca Ray. I’m a development economist and senior researcher […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center is pleased to present the 2021 Summer in the Field Fellows. These four outstanding Boston University students are currently pursuing graduate degrees at different departments across the university, including the School of Public Health, the Pardee School of Global Studies and the Department of Political Science. The GDP […]
For over a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has strained governments, economies and public health to within breaking point. In South America alone, there have been over 25 million recorded cases of COVID-19 and 679,376 deaths, with an outbreak in Brazil that is the third largest in the world. Amid this great human and economic […]
By Rachel Thrasher The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the existing challenges of equitable access to affordable medicines into sharp relief. With almost 3 million deaths globally, every country in the world is dealing with an unprecedented disease burden on the health care system, the economic impacts of mandated public and private sector shut-downs and increasingly […]