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The World Bank Embraces Jobs but Not the Institutions that Support Them Article

The World Bank headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C. (AP/Lawrence Jackson)

The World Bank Embraces Jobs but Not the Institutions that Support Them

The World Bank’s new World Development Report doesn’t go far enough in embracing the importance of labor market institutions, such as a minimum wage and collective bargaining, in making jobs the driver of economic growth.

Oct 9, 2012

Sabina Dewan

Germany’s Lessons for a Strong Economy Article

Michael Vassiliadis, president of Germany’s industrial union for Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers, or IG BCE, and the newly created European trade union federation IndustriAll, credits strong unions and culture of dialogue with business as the keys to Germany's relative weathering of the global financial crisis. (AP/ Axel Heimken)

Germany’s Lessons for a Strong Economy

Knut Panknin presents the views of a top industrialist and a union leader on Germany’s economic success, both of whom agree that a well-paid workforce is essential to strong economic growth.

Jun 26, 2012

Knut Panknin

International Confederation of Employers Questions Indisputable Right to Strike Article

International Confederation of Employers Questions Indisputable Right to Strike

Blocking labor abuses report just the latest gambit by international employers seeking to roll back workers’ rights, says Jordan Bernhardt.

Jun 25, 2012

Jordan Bernhardt

Getting the G-20 Behind More Effective Global Trade Rules Article

President Barack Obama talks with World Trade Organization Secretary General Pascal Lamy, who warns that “the discrepancy between the commitments taken [by the G-20 countries to avoid protectionism] and the actions on the ground add to credibility concerns.” (AP/ Charles Dharapak)

Getting the G-20 Behind More Effective Global Trade Rules

Sabina Dewan and Jordan Bernhardt detail how the upcoming G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico could result in meaningful global trade reform.

Jun 15, 2012

Sabina Dewan, Jordan Bernhardt

The Path to a Successful Economic Transition in Egypt Report

The United States' role in helping create an economic environment that is conducive to the creation of good jobs in Egypt is now more important than ever. (AP/Ben Curtis)

The Path to a Successful Economic Transition in Egypt

Sabina Dewan, James Hairston, and Jordan Bernhardt contend that the United States must make Egypt’s economy the focus of its assistance to the country.

Jun 5, 2012

Sabina Dewan, James Hairston, Jordan Bernhardt

Japan’s Inclusion Makes the Trans-Pacific Partnership a Big Opportunity Article

Women ride bicycles past Sony Corporation headquarters in Tokyo. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would benefit well-known Japanese businesses such as Toyota and Sony and give U.S. businesses better access to Japanese markets. (AP/Katsumi Kasahara)

Japan’s Inclusion Makes the Trans-Pacific Partnership a Big Opportunity

A regional trade agreement being hammered out this week in Dallas could lead to improved trade between the United States and Japan once they get over a few hurdles, write Jordan Bernhardt and Sabina Dewan.

May 8, 2012

Jordan Bernhardt, Sabina Dewan

International Job Creation Policy Menu Article

A worker assembles mechanic parts of a wind turbine at a factory of Guodian United Power Technology Co., Ltd., in Baoding, in northern China's Hebei province, Monday, June 20, 2011. Wind power industry is expected to generate approximately 34,000 green jobs in China annually between 2011 and 2020 (including power generation and manufacturing). (AP/Alexander F. Yuan)

International Job Creation Policy Menu

The Just Jobs Network highlights job creation ideas from select advanced and developing economies.

Apr 5, 2012

Just Jobs Network

Filling in the Gaps in Our Trade Intelligence Article

President Barack Obama’s executive order creating a beefed-up trade enforcement office means our domestic trade laws and agreements will be more aggressively enforced. But we need to do more to fill in large intelligence gaps about foreign and domestic trade activities. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Filling in the Gaps in Our Trade Intelligence

Sabina Dewan says that a new trade enforcement office and possible crackdown on China solar panel subsidies don’t address the root of the problem.

Mar 14, 2012

Sabina Dewan

Why We Need an Equal Global Workforce Article

Saadia Zahidi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Women Leaders and Gender Parity program, who argues that when women

Why We Need an Equal Global Workforce

Increasing women’s labor participation is not just about fairness, writes James Hairston. It’s good for business.

Mar 7, 2012

James Hairston

Rebuilding the Syrian Economy After Assad Article

Villagers chant antigovernment slogans during a demonstration organized after a man killed during clashes between the Free Syrian Army and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's forces in Sarmin, Syria, Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)

Rebuilding the Syrian Economy After Assad

Jordan Bernhardt says it’s not too early to start thinking about how to reintegrate Syria back into the global economy in ways that help its people most swiftly.

Feb 29, 2012

Jordan Bernhardt