Wall Street Journal reviews America’s First Great Depression
Roger Lowenstein reviews America’s First Great Depression in today’s Wall Street Journal. Read the review.
Jun 5
Governance newsletter for June now available
The June newsletter for Governance is now available here. Features articles on the role of NGOs in Kenya, lobbying strategies in the European Union, and Norway’s approach to regulation of its oil and gas industry.
Foreign Policy publishes article on the crisis of neoliberalism
Foreign Policy has just published my article, The Government We Deserve. “Something is rotten in these United States, and Americans know it. As usual, the focal point of their anger is Washington’s dysfunctional politics and partisan bickering. But the problem isn’t just the decline of civility in the halls of the Capitol. It’s much bigger. Today the country is reaping the foul harvest of policy decisions it has enthusiastically endorsed over the last 30 years.”
Bloomberg publishes article on Occupy movement
Bloomberg’s Echoes blog has just published my short piece, Can Occupy Wall Street Replace the Labor Movement?, in time for International Workers Day. Photo: Solidarity Day in Washington, September 1981.
May newsletter for Governance is now available
The May newsletter for Governance is now available here. The newsletter profiles (among other things) an article by Peter Aucoin on the “new political governance” which has already been discussed in the Toronto Star and Canberra Times.
YouTube video about new book
Cornell University Press has produced a short YouTube video about America’s First Great Depression:
Talk at Central Translation Bureau, Beijing
I gave a talk on April 10 at the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau in Beijing, along with John McMillan, Information Commissioner of Australia. The talk was organized by the Bureau in partnership with the Carter Center in Atlanta.
Apr 5
Library Journal reviews America’s First Great Depression
The April 1 issue of Library Journal provides a review of America’s First Great Depression. “This timely book will be of great use not just to students of economic history but also to readers who wish to find historical precedent for today’s uncertain, turbulent times.” Read the review.
Lecture on transparency in Beijing, April 8
I’ll be giving a public lecture in Beijing on April 8 with John McMillan, Information Commissioner of Australia. The lecture is organized by Tsinghua University Law School in conjunction with the Carter Center. We’ll also participate in an all-day forum at the law school on April 9.
April newsletter for Governance now posted
The April newsletter for Governance is now posted. Features open access to commentaries on Belgium’s 600-day period without a new government; access to a talk by Brigid Laffan on the Eurozone crisis; and other material.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
