By Angie Ye During the week of March 25, members of the Global China Initiative (GCI) at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) traveled to China to present their policy-oriented research to policymakers, engage in academic exchange with partner institutions, and connect with Boston University alumni based in China. Team members including […]
China’s full integration into the Bretton Woods System (BWS) since it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001 raised questions about exactly how China relates to the BW institutions and the international economic order that they support. Existing studies debate whether China is supporting the BWS institutions and the order as a ‘responsible’ […]
The year 2023 is coming to a close as emerging market and developing economies continue to experience economic headwinds in the form of higher-for-longer interest rates, the ongoing ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine and accelerating climate change. In reflecting on the end of the year and the start of another, […]
By Mridhu Khanna On November 9, 2023, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted Eric Helleiner, Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, for the final installment of the Fall 2023 Global Economic Governance Initiative Book Talk Series. Helleiner spoke to the Boston University community about his latest book, The […]
Southeast Asia is one of the regions with the world’s highest species richness and endemism. Its tropical ecosystems are characterized by rich biodiversity and complex biotic interactions among their species. Unfortunately, today, this region exhibits the world’s highest vertebrate extinction rates, primarily due to severe habitat loss. The countries in this region have seen deforestation […]
Last week, China commemorated the tenth anniversary of its flagship global infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), by hosting the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. International leaders flocked to the Forum, at which Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlined China’s vision for an open, inclusive and interconnected world for […]
By Ishana Ratan On Thursday, October 12, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar discussion on the impacts and implications of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in its 10 years of shaping global development. Oyintarelado Moses, Data Analyst and Database Manager, and Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher, presented key […]
Countries will need to mobilize a stepwise increase in domestic resources and put in place a broad array of new policies in order to meet the targets set out under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Delivering economic growth and prosperity in a manner that is […]
By Rachel Thrasher On October 5, 2023, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center hosted Jerome Roos, Fellow in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics & Political Science, to discuss the main ideas of his book, “Why Not Default? The Political Economy of Sovereign Debt.” The event, which was the third […]
To mark the tenth anniversary of China’s historic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) will be held in Beijing in mid-October, with several international leaders scheduled to attend. The BRI is an ambitious global infrastructure platform to expand connectivity, economic integration, growth and cooperation across the […]