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Women's Untapped Potential: Examining Gender Dynamics in Global Trade
April 09, 2013 | Cornelia Staritz, co-authors: Penny Bamber, Julia Oliver | the World Bank's The Trade Post blog
Introducing the report :Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading and GenderView Blog Post View Publication
Coal Use Rising Internationally, Environmentalists Must Shape Its Course
March 27, 2013 | Dan Vermeer, Ph. D., and Josh Seidenfeld | the energy collective
No one expects environmentalists to love coal. Most of us know the black rock is among the planet’s biggest sources of carbon, mercury, and other pollution – and that’s without even looking at the destructive methods of coal mining, such as mountaintop removal.View Online Read Article
Ganamos prestigio en industria médica
March 25, 2013 | Fabio Parreaguirre | La Republica
Interview with Gary Gereffi for the Life Sciences Forum Costa Rica 2013View Article
CGGC Nicaragua Delegation Meeting
March 20, 2013
On March 20, 2013, a delegation from Nicaragua led by General Alvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investment, Promotion and Foreign Trade, met with Stacey Frederick, Research Scientist, Karina Fernandez-Stark, Senior Research Analyst and Mike Hensen, Assistant Director, all of the Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC), an SSRI affiliate, to follow up on a 2010 CGGC research project led my CGGC Director and Duke Professor of Sociology Gary Gereffi on improving the competitiveness of Nicaragua's textiles and apparel industry. This study, co-authored by Gereffi and Duke alumnus and current University of Colorado faculty member Jennifer Bair and a team of CGGC staff researchers, led the research team to Nicaragua in the fall of 2010 to interview textile and apparel companies, and government officials involved in trade promotion in this sector. The recent visit to Duke, facilitated by Ambassador Michael Samuels, President of Samuels International Affiliates who was further accompanied by Ms. Kimberly Glas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Textiles and Apparel in the US Department of Commerce, was to discuss possible future CGGC research targeted at identifying new growth strategies for Nicaragua in textiles, including attracting foreign direct investment in Nicaragua, that would increase national employment and improve Nicaragua's overall global market share in this industry.
In the photo, from the left, Baltodano, Samuels and Glas
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Progress Enterprise: Ships Could Start Here
January 30, 2013 | Adam Jacobs | South Shore Now
There is a simple reason why Irving should bring subcontracts of its national shipbuilding contract to Lunenburg. Mr. Kinley was speaking to the media shortly after Premier Darrell Dexter announced the results of Duke University’s (Durham, North Carolina) Centre on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness study, which suggests Nova Scotia should be at the centre of Canada’s shipbuilding future. View Article
Sydney companies mentioned in shipbuilding report
January 29, 2013 | Ryan Van Horne | Cape Breton Post
HALIFAX — The owner of a Sydney company touted in a Duke University report on Nova Scotia’s shipbuilding capability says the mention is a feather in his company’s cap.View Article
Ships contract creates opportunities offshore
January 25, 2013 | Remo Zaccagna | The Chronicle Herald
Report author stresses potential for firms with nautical expertise to find markets elsewhere.View Article
NS must become centre of shipbuilding excellence, study says
January 24, 2013 | BEVERLEY WARE | The Chronicle Herald
... companies over the next little while,” Dexter said of the study, conducted by Duke University's Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness.View Article
Shipbuilding contracts should lead to 30 years of opportunity
January 24, 2013 | NG News
Duke University's Centre on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness in Durham, NC, prepared the study, which shows how local companies could become ...View Article
The value beyond ships
January 24, 2013 | The Chronicle Herald Editorial
SHIPS Start Here doesn’t stop with ships. And the local opportunity to be reaped from the $33-billion worth of ships Ottawa will be building over the next 30 years isn’t limited to the patrol ships and frigates that Irving Shipbuilding Inc. will be building in Halifax. That’s the message Nova Scotia businesses should draw from the Shipbuilding Value Chains analysis the province commissioned from Duke University researchers and released Thursday in Lunenburg.View Article
Charting a Course for 30 Years of Work
January 24, 2013 | Nova Scotia - Social Media Release
The province is helping Nova Scotians get ready to make the most of the federal shipbuilding contracts that will bring 30 years of opportunities and good jobs. Premier Darrell Dexter released an analysis of the range of activities needed to create, produce, deliver and maintain the arctic offshore patrol ships, polar icebreaker, and research vessels.View Website
Geosynthetics Industry Poised to Grow as Gulf Coast Restoration Ramps Up
July 26, 2012 | Elizabeth Skree | EDF
What are geosynthetics and why are they central to the creation of jobs and expansion of coastal restoration projects?News Brief
New Tool for Cities Hopping on Bus Rapid Transit
July 10, 2012 | Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC) | Press Release
Cash-strapped cities can provide high-quality public transit relatively quickly and affordably by creating “bus rapid transit (BRT),” said researchers at Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC). Press Release
RESTORE Act creates jobs along ailing Gulf Coast
June 11, 2012 | Zoe Sullivan | The Louisiana Weekly
Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.), released a study last week on the job opportunities in wetlands restoration. The study, commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by Mather Economics, found that the potential positive impact of RESTORE Act funding would be substantial. The RESTORE Act is an amendment attached the transportation bill currently being discussed in conference committees between the U.S. House and Senate. The Act would create a trust for Clean Air and Water Act fines levied against BP and others for the damage to the environment caused by the 2010 BP oil disaster.View Link
RESTORE fines focused on Oyster Reef restoration will jumpstart Gulf economy, create jobs
June 08, 2012 | Peter Schorsch | SaintPetersBlog
After a comprehensive investigation into the hiring potential of 130 nationwide firms involved in the oyster reef restoration industry, the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness today released a report, "RESTORING GULF OYSTER REEFS: Opportunities for Innovation," finding that oyster reef restoration projects could provide quadruple economic returns for the Gulf Coast states.View Link
Profiles in Resilience: DSC Dredge
April 30, 2012 | Shawn Stokes | Environmental Defense Fund Blog
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Duke University Bus Rapid Transit seminar focuses on building the industry
March 15, 2012 | Metro Magazine
Experts from industry and the bus rapid transit (BRT) research community gathered at Duke University on March 8 for a one-day working meeting hosted by the Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC). Participants in “BRT in the United States: Building a Business Constituency,” will focus on how to build a bus rapid transit industry as an assertive constituency, similar to those for light rail and high-speed rail.Read Article
Is North Carolina's Research Triangle the Smart Grid's Silicon Valley?
March 14, 2012 | Clean Technica
Silicon Valley has traditionally been the epicenter of American smart grid technology innovation, but a new report suggests North Carolina's Research Triangle may deserve the title and be key to the industry's economic future.View Article
20th century industries provide 21st century solutions to restore the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River Delta
March 07, 2012 | Shawn Stokes | Environmental Defense Fund Blog
While the global financial crisis has taken a toll on almost every industry, it has affected some more than others. The recession hit the construction equipment manufacturing sector particularly hard, causing an industry loss of 30 to 50 percent between 2008 and 2009. It should not be surprising, then, to find that equipment manufacturers are looking for new opportunities to build revenue. What most people may not realize is that these firms are discovering such opportunities in restoration work, particularly in the Mississippi River Delta and other areas along the Gulf Coast.View Post
CGGC Irish Delegate Meeting
February 24, 2012
Discussed expertise in NC in the global economy and recent center research on smart grids.View Press Release
RESTORE Act Fines Could Provide Jobs: Economic Study
December 05, 2011 | RESTORE
The Clean Water Act penalties from last year’s BP oil disaster could kick start the launch of a long-term investment in ecosystem restoration and create jobs that would benefit at least 140 businesses with nearly 400 employee locations in 37 states, including more than 260 in the Gulf Coast and nearly 60 in Florida, according to a new Duke University study. Read Article
Spend Oil Spill Fines on Restoration
December 05, 2011 | WCTV News
With Congressional hearings slated for Wednesday and litigation moving forward, a leading environmental group on Monday urged federal lawmakers to use expected fines from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on restoration efforts that will translate into jobs and economic growth.Read Article
Federal RESTORE Act would generate many jobs for Florida businesses
December 05, 2011 | WTSP News
A lot of jobs are on the line as Congress prepares to vote on a bill that would set aside the cash BP will eventually pay in fines for last year's oil spill. That's according to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund. The report also concludes those fines could help launch an entire new industry focusing on coastal restoration.Read Article
Targeting oil spill fines to ecosystem restoration could be big job generator, report says
December 05, 2011 | nola.com
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The US Smart Grid: Jobs through Innovation
July 27, 2011 | Penn Energy
This article by Penn Energy draws on the central findings of CGGC's U.S. Smart Grid report.Link to Article
Why has Obama chosen Cree?
June 12, 2011 | The Herald-Sun
Three months ago, Vice President Joe Biden visited Cree, the locally based maker of LED lighting products. Three years ago, during his campaign, President Barack Obama stopped at the company's Research Triangle headquarters. And on Monday, the president will return to Cree, visiting the manufacturing facility and meeting with the Jobs and Competitiveness Council there. Why Cree?View Article
Nurturing a smarter electric grid
May 28, 2011 | Marcy Lowe | News and Observer
If you live in the Triangle, you may know that Forbes magazine named tech-savvy Raleigh as America's "most wired" city. Did you know we're also a hot spot for the "smart grid"?Read Article
Triangle is central for Smart Grid
May 24, 2011 | Raleigh News and Observer
The Triangle has quietly emerged as a national hub for an industry that barely existed just five years ago: Smart Grid. The term describes the digital technology that's increasingly used to monitor and manage the movement of electricity from the power plant to the home and business.Read Article
Triangle emerges as 'smart grid' hub, Duke report says
April 19, 2011 | WRALtechwire
A new report from Duke University documents just how important Raleigh, the Triangle and North Carolina have become to the nation’s growing “smart grid” industry.Read Article
Spotlight Smart grid research: Where the jobs are (and where they will be next)
April 19, 2011 | Marcy Lowe | SmartGridNews.com
The United States is among the global leaders in smart grid development, which is expected to create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs annually in coming years. In this report, we focus on vendors, examining 125 leading smart grid firms to assess their potential role in creating jobs. Read Article
Nurture Green Jobs and They'll Sprout
February 02, 2011 | Marcy Lowe | Raleigh News & Observer
The president's 2011 State of the Union speech called for investment in clean energy technology.. This takes a commitment to reinforcing our strengths and making a fine-grained assessment of where we need to improve.Read Article
Advancing U.S. Competitiveness Means Retooling the Work Force
January 31, 2011 | Marcy Lowe | Atlanta Journal Constitution
What are the implications of a national commitment to invest in our infrastructure and in clean energy to ensure that our country creates the world's best innovators?Read Article
If high-speed rail blossoms, big profits ahead for state firms
June 28, 2010 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania is poised to reap big economic benefits from the push for a national high-speed passenger rail system, according to a study. The Duke University study said Pennsylvania has the second-most rail manufacturing facilities in the U.S., 26 of them, at a time when the industry expects to grow as a high-speed system takes shape. Read Article
Passenger rail-car supply industry has growth potential
June 25, 2010 | ProgressiveRailroading.com
The U.S. passenger rail-car supply industry could experience considerable growth in the coming years as Amtrak upgrades its cars and adds high-speed trains, and as lawmakers consider a transportation bill that calls for greater investments in public transit.View Article
Several states to benefit economically if U.S. invests in public transit
June 24, 2010 | Humanitarian News
CGGC analysis of U.S. rail manufacturing capabilities shows that U.S. rail supply chain includes 247 manufacturing facilities across 35 states.View Article
Jobs Bill Would Help Green Economy, Says Duke Researcher
February 26, 2010 | Duke Today
Duke News Tip - The new jobs bill passed in the Senate this week includes a major portion of funding devoted to highway and transit projects that could be significant for the future of green jobs, says a Duke University researcher.Read Article
Is the U.S. Experiencing its First Brain Drain?
April 01, 2009 | NAM
The United States has long served as a magnet for the world's talented scientists, engineers and mathematicians. But, this trend may now be reversing and the United States may be experiencing the first brain drain in its history.View Article
Work Visa Numbers Get Squishy
April 01, 2009 | Wall Street Journal
Research conducted at Duke University contributes to study that shows both sides in the debate over employee immigration policies misuse data to advance their positions on the issue.View Article
Soapbox: Cold Welcome in the U.S.
March 29, 2009 | FT.com
Duke University researchers participate in study that shows entrepreneurship in the US technology sector is fuelled by immigrant engineers and scientists.View Article
How Green is the Economic Forecast?
February 18, 2009 | Marcy Lowe | North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC
North Carolina Public Radio –WUNC “State of Things” interview. Frank Stasio talks about the future of the green economy with Gary Gereffi and Marcy Lowe, of the Duke Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness; Steve Kalland, director of the North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University; and Kalia Lydgate, co-founder of the Massachusetts Green Job Coalition.WUNC Radio Interview
Growing a Green Economy: Green Tech Can Restore American Manufacturing
February 10, 2009 | Duke Research
An article in Duke Research (also featured on Duke Today) about CGGC’s research on progressive technologies that can be the source of “green-collar” jobs to revitalize U.S.-based manufacturing. This article highlights the significance of value chain analysis for studying the full range of activities that take place to bring a product from its conception to its end use.View Article
Manufacturing Climate Solutions in a Carbon-Constrained World: Video
February 09, 2009 | Gary Gereffi, Marcy Lowe | You Tube
Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference: Gary Gereffi and Marcy Lowe discuss CGGC's research on economic and job opportunities associated with green technologies at the February 2009 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference organized by the Blue Green Alliance. View Video
Duke Study Says
November 19, 2008 | Raleigh News & Observer
An article in the Raleigh News & Observer about the new report from the Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, called Manufacturing Climate Solutions, which presents a new research approach linking U.S. jobs with selected low-carbon technologies that can help combat global warming.Read Article
Study Pinpoints “Green” Jobs in NC
September 03, 2008 | NBC17 News
NBC-17 TV NEWS video highlights examples of "green" jobs in North Carolina. Value chain analysis of these jobs is presented in Manufacturing Climate Solutions, a new report from CGGC.Read Article
Will Globalization Move to Center Stage in American Election?
September 03, 2008 | America.gov
In this article published by America.gov, CGGC Director Gary Gereffi comments on international trade as a 2008 election issue.View Article
What Google Earth Doesn't Show You
May 21, 2008 | The Independent
Local newspaper, The Independent, covers how the North Carolina in the Global Economy project utilizes Google Earth and Google Maps to display the changes in key industries in North Carolina.View Article
Value Chain Analysis by CGGC Researchers Discovers Firms that can Save Energy in U.S. Buildings
March 18, 2008
Podcast of value chain analysis on energy-saving firms in building construction industry.Download iTunes Movie
Real Estate and the Environment
March 01, 2008 | Marcy Lowe
Marcy Lowe, CGGC Research Associate, discusses CGGC value chain analysis research on the U.S. real estate industry.Read Article View on iTunes
Time for More Than Talk on Conservation
February 24, 2008 | Gary Gereffi | Raleigh News & Observer
Gary Gereffi discusses North Carolina's place in the "global economy." Read Article
The Global Value Chain Initiative and Other Value Chain Research: A Digital Interview with Dr. Gary Gereffi
February 21, 2008 | Gary Gereffi | USAID
Jeanne Downing interviews Dr. Gary Gereffi as part of microLINKS Conversations, a series featuring interviews with microenterprise practitioners and experts, Microenterprise Development, US Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. This interview provides an overview of how the GVC approach has been institutionalized at Duke and elsehwere.View Website View Video
CGGC: Globalization Gets Real
October 14, 2007 | Gist from the Mill
An interview with Gary Gereffi on globalization.View Article
How Getting Chummy with China Helps North Carolina
September 20, 2007 | Gary Gereffi | Raleigh News & Observer
An op-ed by Gary Gereffi in the Raleigh News & Observer based on testimony he gave to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on September 6, 2007.Vanishing Jobs
February 08, 2007 | ABC Local Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News investigates vanishing jobs in the Triangle area. Gary Gereffi interview comments are included in Part 2 of this series.Website (part 1) Website (part 2)
American Consumers to Blame for Huge Trade Deficit with China
February 08, 2007 | Gary Gereffi | Raleigh News & Observer
An article by Gary Gereffi in the Baltimore Sun. This op ed also appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer on February 9, 2007 under the heading, “Whose goods are these?”Read Article
Mexico feels the China squeeze
April 12, 2006 | American Public Media
Mexico sends 90% of its manufactured goods to the United States. But as China's share of US imports expands, Mexico is worried it may soon be shut out of the market.Listen to the Story
Merging Economic Sociology, Public Sociology, and the Global Economy: CGGC at Duke University
March 01, 2006 | Economic Sociology Newsletter of the American Sociological Association
CGGC is featured in the Spring 2006 Economic Sociology Newsletter of the American Sociological Association.View Newsletter
Wal-Mart Research
November 16, 2004 | PBS Frontline
This project examines the rise of Wal-Mart and other global retailers and their diverse impact on national and international economies, as well as global commodity chains.View Gereffi Interview View Full Program View Article