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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy

For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order ...
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Working Papers

Our Working Papers offer a variety of perspectives on defining, categorizing, and evaluating issues related to corporate responsibility. The Working Paper series includes the work of CRI faculty, ...
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The Plaza Accord, 30 Years Later

The paper reviews an event of 30 years ago from the perspective of today: a successful G-5 initiative to reverse what had been a dangerously overvalued dollar. The “Plaza Accord” is best viewed not as ...
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Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH

Dr. Rochelle Walensky served as the 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021-2023), Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2012-2021), and Chief of the Division of ...
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Total Economic Valuation of the National Park Service Lands and Programs: Results of a Survey of the American Public

This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive estimate of the total economic value of the National Parks Service. The estimate covers administered lands, waters, and historic sites as well as NPS ...
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The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

To mark the arrival of the 21st century, in 1999 the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine offered an Olympian preview of the decades ahead. The Academy foresaw a world in which ...
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Overcoming the Great Recession: Lessons from China

For the past decade, Liu He has been an influential economist and policy advisor in Beijing. An alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School (MPA ’95), Liu was a trusted advisor to President Hu Jintao during ...
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when ...
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Doing Growth Diagnostics in Practice: A 'Mindbook'

This paper systematizes the implementation of the Growth Diagnostics framework. It aims to give the meta-steps that a persuasive growth diagnosis should have, and elaborates on the strategies and ...
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Escaping Capability Traps through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)

Many reform initiatives in developing countries fail to achieve sustained improvements in performance because they are merely isomorphic mimicry—that is, governments and organizations pretend to ...
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The Future of Nonviolent Resistance

Erica Chenoweth examines the recent decline of civil-resistance campaigns and argues recent setbacks, like the pandemic, have served as a much-needed reset for movements around the world. Over the ...
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3 Things You Should Know About the Unintended Consequences of Diversity Initiatives

Why do organizational policies and procedures fail to improve diversity outcomes? The purpose of diversity initiatives is to help groups that face disadvantages in society achieve better outcomes in ...