Globalization Initiative
NDN's Globalization Initiative was established to promote economic growth and restore broad-based prosperity in our globalized economy. Chaired by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under President Bill Clinton, the program works to address the structural changes affecting the American and global economies. NDN argues that a "lost decade," marked by declining household incomes, remains the most important factor in the American economy and politics.
Our agenda for addressing the structural changes inherent in the era of globalization includes three key components: modernizing our healthcare and energy policies, investing in 21st century skills and infrastructure, and accelerating innovation across the economy. NDN also continues to play a major role in the debate over how to best manage the Great Recession and fosters dialogue around renewing the national consensus on global economic liberalization.
Papers and Memos
Written over a series of weeks in April 2010, this collection of four pieces lays out a new economic strategy for America that creates broad-based prosperity and addresses the America's great economic challenges in the era of globalization.
Tapping the Resources of America’s Community Colleges: 7/26/07: By Robert J. Shapiro
Young Americans are increasingly adept at working with computers, but many American workers still lack those skills. Here, we propose a direct new approach to giving U.S. workers the opportunity to develop those skills.
We believe that America needs to put a laptop in every backpack of every child. We need to commit to a date and grade certain: we suggest 2010 for every sixth grader.
The American people want the new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to focus and pursue an aggressive strategy to help them and their families get ahead.
We believe that an agreement with Central America is so important to how Americans approach the 21st century that we must commit ourselves to help negotiate and pass a better CAFTA.
Major Events
Growing the Next Economy 12/7/11
On Wednesday, December 7th, NDN hosted the Director of Multi-State Initiatives in the Office of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Karl Agne, a partner at GBA Strategies, for a lunchtime discussion about bottom up economic growth, accelerating the ideas that work, and creating the Next Economy. Joining us were
A Look at Current Global & Domestic Economic Challenges 7/26/11
On Tuesday, July 26th NDN hosted a morning conversation about the economic challenges facing America and the world featuring views from the United States Senate, House and the British House of Commons.
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J Sanchez at NDN 4/26/11
On Tuesday, April 26, NDN hosted Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J Sanchez. Sanchez was joined by NDN Globalization Initiative Chair and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Dr. Robert Shapiro.
National Economic Council Deputy Director Jason Furman on Winning the Future 2/22/11
Following the release of the President's budget, Jason Furman, the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council joined NDN for a discussion of the budget, the economy, and the President's strategy to make America competitive in the global economy of the 21st century.
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Robert Hormats on Global Economic Challenges 11/15/10
On November 15, NDN hosted Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats for an important address on global economic challenges.
Blogs
Visit the Globalization Initiative blog for more of our ongoing work.
Visit Globalization Initiative Chair Robert Shapiro's blog.
Visit Globalization Initiative Deputy Policy Director Jake Berliner's blog.
Recent Work
There is no doubt that Americans are disappointed and angry that the jobs and incomes picture hasn’t improved more. But how the early-term Obama economy stacks up against the late-term Bush economy may help explain why we may not be headed for a GOP wave this November.
The financial crisis has left millions of households poorer and reluctant to spend like they used to. The only recourse is to help people rebuild their incomes and wealth through direct measures to stabilize housing prices and to induce employers to hire more people.
Rob makes the case for for-profit education, explaining how they receive less government support than traditional institutions while providing higher education for undeserved communities. The boom in for-profit education is providing a new pathway for opportunity in this knowledge based economy.
How should Democrats respond to the threat from Republicans and their Tea Party allies? By remembering that "reality trumps marketing," as Clinton proved by sticking to a sound economic plan in his 1992 campaign.
It has been two years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and Washington policy makers still have not addressed the threats to the economy from Wall Street. Over-leveraging, lack of transparency, and practices like 'flash trading' go unregulated as politics continue to trump economics.
In a new paper from the New Policy Institute, Senior Fellow for Innovation and Clean Economy Dan Carol describes a series of low-cost but high-impact steps we can take now to accelerate job creation, growth, and American competitiveness.
In an update to an analysis of House Minority Leader John Boehner's plan for the economy, NDN finds that, if enacted, his plan would create more than $4 trillion in deficits and debt over the next decade.
An NDN analysis of House Minority Leader John Boehner's economic plan reveals that it would create tremendous budget deficits and debt over the next decade.
Writing about an article in the Washington Post, Jake Berliner points out that the conservative narrative about a radical legislative agenda causing American businesses not hire or invest has no basis in economic reality.
