John Cavanagh (economist)
| John Cavanagh | |
|---|---|
 John Cavanagh at the 2005 Annual Sheridan Circle Memorial Service | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Economist |
John Cavanagh is an American economist. He has been the Director of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. since 1998, and is a founding fellow of the Transnational Institute (TNI) in Amsterdam.[1]
Career
Cavanagh has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA from Princeton.[2]
He has worked as an international economist for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (1978-1981) and the World Health Organisation (1981-1982). He directed IPS's Global Economy Project from 1983-1997. Cavanagh helped establish the International Forum on Globalisation in 1995, and has been active in the anti-North American Free Trade Agreement networks.
He works closely with the Progressive Caucus of the US Congress and the international department of the US trade union federation, the AFL-CIO, on corporate accountability and international labour rights.
Cavanagh currently sits on the board of directors of the International Forum on Globalization.[3]
Works
He is the co-author of 10 books and numerous articles on globalisation.
- John Cavanagh; Daphne Wysham; Marcos Arruda (1994). Beyond Bretton Woods: alternatives to the global economic order. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-0890-6. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- Richard J. Barnet; John Cavanagh (1 March 1995). Global Dreams: Imperial Corporations and the New World Order. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-684-80027-1. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- Sarah Denny Anderson; John Cavanagh (January 2005). The Field Guide to the Global Economy. New Press. ISBN 978-1-56584-956-3. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- Robin Broad; John Cavanagh (2009). Development redefined: how the market met its match. Paradigm Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59451-522-4. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- John Cavanagh; Jerry Mander (10 October 2004). Alternatives to Economic Globalization. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60509-409-0. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
References
- ↑ "John Cavanagh bio". tni.org. Transnational Institute. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "John Cavanagh bio". ips-dc.org. Institute for Policy Studies. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "IFG BOARD OF DIRECTORS BIOS". ifg.org. International Forum on Globalization. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.