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The G-20 summit in Pittsburgh gives the Obama administration the opportunity to forge a new industrial and trade policy that will lay the foundation for solid job growth. What choices will the administration make? Our latest report [1] concludes that Obama and other world leaders should learn from Pittsburgh's efforts to revive itself when the steel industry came under assault from foreign imports.
Read the report » [1]
Blog by Eric Lotke: [2] The G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh is an opportunity to move beyond shibboleths of free trade and protectionism to a more balanced global economy.
Listen to a news conference [3] featuring Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, economist Jeff Madrick and Robert Borosage discussing the G-20 summit and how leaders should address job creation and trade.
The G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh provides an opportunity to move beyond shibboleths of free trade and protectionism to a more balanced global economy. There are lessons the Obama administration and other world leaders can learn from Pittsburgh's response to the assault on its steel industry from foreign imports, which we explore in a special report. We also offer analysis from our blog team and progressive thinkers.
Links:
[1] http://www.ourfuture.org/report/2009093921/pittsburgh-g-20-and-new-economy-lessons-learn-choices-make
[2] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009093921/g-20-lessons-pittsburgh
[3] http://www.ourfuture.org/audio-media/2009093922/g-20-and-new-economy
[4] http://www.ourfuture.org/features/2009093921/pittsburgh-g-20-and-new-economy-lessons-learn-choices-make
[5] http://www.ourfuture.org/features/2009093924/dave-johnson-reports-g-20-summit
[6] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009093923/great-recession-it-aint-over-til-its-over
[7] http://institute.ourfuture.org/issues/making it in america