John Cavanagh
Fellow
Global Economy
johnc@ips-dc.org
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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
Blog
The Race for World Bank President Takes Shape with Two More Candidates
March 22 - A Colombian and a Nigerian vie to be chief of a World Bank that's like a colonial outfit: a workforce from the developing world with an American president.
Blog
Why We Are Still Not Supporting Jeffrey Sachs to be World Bank President
March 20 - Even today, Sachs's approach to development remains top-down and formulaic.
Commentary
Why We Are Not Supporting Jeffrey Sachs to be World Bank President
March 16 - Even today, Sachs's approach to development remains top-down and formulaic.