Note: This podcast may not be visible on certain web browsers. “Food and the City: Issues on the Horizon” was the panel organized by The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Food and the City Conference in February 2012, sponsored by the Boston University History Department. Pardee Center […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomes Isabella Wedl as a Visiting Doctoral Scholar. She comes to the Pardee Center from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany where she is affiliated with the faculty of Sustainability Sciences, and a member of the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU). […]
Regulating Global Capital Flows for Long-Run Development March 2012 (142 pages) ISBN: 978-1-936727-04-9 Download PDF version Download PDF version in Spanish produced by the Center for the Study of State and Society, Buenos Aires. Download PDF version in Chinese produced by the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, […]
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of the large response, the venue for this event has been changed since the original announcement. It will take place at the BU Metcalf Trustee Ballroom at One Silber Way, 9th Floor from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold […]
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 […]
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 […]