Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Dr. Muhammad Zaman wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post entitled, “Make Development Part of the Equation.” In the article, Dr. Zaman reexamines engineering education. He reviews the dwindling number of engineers in US programs paired with the changing economic and manufacturing dynamic globally. He argues that engineers should be educated […]
Pardee Director ad interim, James McCann, is selected to give the annual Melville-Nelles-Hoffmann Lecture in Environmental History at York University in Toronto, Canada on March 7, 2012. The title of his talk is, “Africa’s Malarial Landscapes: History, Complexity, and Silver Bullets.” It will begin at 4:30 in the Schulich School of Business Executive Dining room. […]
In the wake of the global financial crisis, nations, regions and global institutions are engaged in significant reform of their financial systems. This research effort analyzes the extent to which such efforts are consistent with the goals of financial stability, the generation of economic growth, and human development. The Pardee Center Task Force on Regulating […]
How Latin America will feel the effects of projected economic, social, and industrial changes in China was the topic of discussion at the monthly Pardee House Seminar at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on February 29. Titled “China’s New Five Year Plan: Implications for Latin America,” the seminar […]
This work traces the rise of China in the global economy and examines the extent to which other developing countries are impacted, drawing lessons about the choice of development strategies and global economic governance for the 21st century. Particular emphasis is on China and Latin America. Publications Profiting from Precaution: How China’s Policy Banks […]
In the wake of the global financial crisis, nations, regions and global institutions are engaged in significant reform of their financial systems. This research effort analyzes the extent to which such efforts are consistent with the goals of financial stability, the generation of economic growth, and human development. Publications Capital Account Regulations for Stability and […]
This work consists of a series of research and outreach efforts that examine the extent to which current and proposed trade and investment rules enhance the ability of developing country governments to deploy effective policies for longer-range development. To date, this program has consisted of a Pardee Task Force on the Future of North American […]
The Director and two Faculty Fellows of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future participated in the closing panel of the Food and the City Conference at Boston University on Saturday, February 25. Titled “Food and the City: Issues on the Horizon,” the panel was chaired by Pardee Center Director […]
Watch this video on YouTube The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held the first Pardee House Seminar of the year on January 24, 2012 on ‘Future Roles of Universities Worldwide: Moving Beyond the Ivory Tower? The seminar was organized and moderated by Pardee Visiting Faculty Fellow Rob Hollister (Dept. […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold a Pardee House Seminar on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 titled “China’s New Five Year Plan: Implications for Latin America”. The seminar will feature Margret Myers, (Director of China and Latin American program, Inter-American Dialogue), Dr. Edward Cunningham, (Department of Geography and […]