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2. Reducing Risks from Global Imbalances
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 09-2007
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- This report traces the evolution of the current large global trade and financial imbalances, examines their sources, and makes recommendations that, if adopted, will help ensure continued growth in the global economy.
- Topic:
- International Trade and Finance, Economy, Global Political Economy, and Risk
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
3. Reducing Global Poverty: Encouraging Private Investment in Infrastructure
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 07-2006
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- This paper builds on some of the findings and recommendations of the 2002 CED policy statement, A Shared Future: Reducing Global Poverty, which broadly examined the phenomenon known as globalization and offered a blueprint for how best to harness economic integration and political cooperation between developed and developing countries towards enhancing economic growth and combating global poverty. Encouraging Private Investment in Infrastructure evaluates various options for public-private partnerships and provides brief analyses of several successful projects in order to identify best practices.
- Topic:
- Globalization, Poverty, Infrastructure, and Investment
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. Making Trade Work: Straight Talk on Jobs, Trade, and Adjustment
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 06-2005
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- This report examines the benefits and challenges of developing an effective adjustment policy for workers who lose their jobs because of outsourcing or any other adverse effects of trade. The statement, approved by CED's Research and Policy Committee states, "The most important next step is to recognize that adjustment policy is vital to achieving free trade - which, in turn, is vital to the nation's economic future." The statement concludes that America needs to develop the national will to devise and fund an adjustment policy that will get to "yes" on trade.
- Topic:
- International Trade and Finance, Labor Issues, and Unemployment
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
5. Promoting U.S. Economic Growth and Security Through Expanding World Trade: A Call for Bold American Leadership
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 06-2003
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- This report presents a leadership vision of a strong and open global trading system, and urges the United States and its trading partners to adopt vital policy reforms, including delinking agricultural subsidies from prices and production while opening agricultural markets everywhere, and eliminating all tariffs and non-tariff barriers in both manufacturing and services.
- Topic:
- Security, International Trade and Finance, Leadership, Economy, and Economic growth
- Political Geography:
- North America, Global Focus, and United States of America
6. Reducing Global Poverty: The Role of Women in Development
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 07-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- In the developing world, women generally face greater difficulty than men in securing necessary resources and basic services—education, health, and nutritional services, physical and financial capital, and land—that would make them more productive and allow them to earn higher incomes. In this report, CED calls attention to the role women play in developing countries. This update expands on that recommendation and goes further to suggest specifically that U.S.-based businesses should support the equal status of women in all of their practices and programs in developing countries. They also should support U.S. ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
- Topic:
- Development, Poverty, United Nations, Women, and Economic Development
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
7. Reducing Global Poverty: Engaging the Global Enterprise
- Author:
- Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development
- Publication Date:
- 07-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Conference Board
- Abstract:
- This report is the first update to the 2002 CED report A Shared Future: Reducing Global Poverty. In this report, CED recommends that U.S.-based enterprises strive to maintain the same high standards of corporate engagement in all countries in which they operate, making no distinction between operations in the United States and abroad, yet recognizing that specific actions need to take into account national customs and traditions.
- Topic:
- Poverty, Business, Economic Policy, and Economic Development
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus