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
Commentary
Occupy Wall Street, 1979 Edition
October 26 - Before there were hashtags, 32 years ago, more than a thousand protesters tried to shut Wall Street down for a day.
Blog
Occupy Wall Street's Deep Roots
October 13 - If Howard Zinn were alive today, he'd be writing a new chapter right now.
Blog
WIN America Coalition Seeks to Pad Pockets with "Tax Holiday"
October 11 - Tax holiday proponents have delivered losses to American workers.