John Cavanagh
Fellow
Global Economy
johnc@ips-dc.org
1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC, 20036
John Cavanagh
John has a BA from Dartmouth College and a MA from Princeton University. He worked as an international economist for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (1978-1981) and the World Health Organization (1981-1982). He directed IPS's Global Economy Project from 1983-1997. He is the co-author of 10 books and numerous articles on the global economy, including Development Redefined: How the Market Met Its Match (2008, Paradigm Publishers), written with Robin Broad.
Recent Work
Op-Ed
Bank CEOs Gain as Millions Lose Dreams, Retirement to Foreclosure
April 25 - While foreclosures have devastated the financial security of millions of American families, the CEOs of Wells Fargo and Bank of America have seen their retirement packages balloon.
Blog
Organizing Across Generations
April 2 - Our allies talk to Bill Moyers about restoring domestic workers' rights and the 99% Spring.
Commentary
A World Bank President We Can Get Behind?
April 1 - The candidates for next month's selection could finally change the game of serving markets over people - and we all might have a role to play.