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| '''Mark Weisbrot''' (b. 1954, ]) is an ] ] and co-director of the ] in ] He received his ] in ] from the ]. He has written numerous research papers on ], and is co-author, with ], of ''Social Security: The Phony Crisis'' (], 2000), a refutation of prevailing wisdom on reform of the ] in the United States. He has written extensively |
'''Mark Weisbrot''' (b. 1954, ]) is an ] ] and co-director of the ] in ] He received his ] in ] from the ]. He has written numerous research papers on ], and is co-author, with ], of ''Social Security: The Phony Crisis'' (], 2000), a refutation of prevailing wisdom on reform of the ] in the United States. He has written extensively about the economies of ], with special attention to ] and other ]n nations. | ||
| Weisbrot writes a |
Weisbrot writes a column on economic and policy issues that is distributed nationwide by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.<ref name=ceproped>CEPR, , accessed 1 August 2009</ref> His opinion pieces have appeared in the ''], ''the ''], ''the ''],'' and other major U.S. newspapers, as well as some foreign newspapers, particularly '']''.<ref name=ceproped/> Columns have also been published on progressive websites such as ] and ], both as original work and as republication of syndicated columns. He appears regularly on national and local television and radio programs; appearances have included ], the '']'', ] and the ].<ref>CEPR, , accessed 1 August 2009</ref> | ||
| Weisbrot has several times contributed |
Weisbrot has several times contributed testimony to ], in 2002 to a House of Representatives committee, on ]'s ]<ref>5 March 2002, </ref> and in 2004 to the ], on the state of democracy in Venezuela, and on ] and of Chávez's Venezuela.<ref name="Testimony of Mark Weisbrot on the state of democracy in Venezuela">{{Cite web|url=http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2004/WeisbrotTestimony040624.pdf|title=Testimony of Mark Weisbrot on the state of democracy in Venezuela|accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> Weisbrot is also the President of ], a ] dedicated to reforming ].<ref>Just Foreign Policy, , accessed 13 March 2009</ref> | ||
| Weisbrot has been cited as the |
Weisbrot has been cited as the architect of the ].<ref name="Promocionan Banco del Sur en Madrid">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casamerica.es/es/opinion-y-analisis-de-prensa/espana-y-portugal/promocionan-banco-del-sur-en-madrid|title=Promocionan Banco del Sur en Madrid|accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> <ref name="Chavez and allies challenge IMF, World Bank">{{Cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22171566/|title=Chavez and allies challenge IMF, World Bank|accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Mark Weisbrot (b. 1954, Chicago) is an American economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. He has written numerous research papers on economic policy, and is co-author, with Dean Baker, of Social Security: The Phony Crisis (University of Chicago Press, 2000), a refutation of prevailing wisdom on reform of the Social Security system in the United States. He has written extensively about the economies of developing countries, with special attention to Venezuela and other Latin American nations.
Weisbrot writes a column on economic and policy issues that is distributed nationwide by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and other major U.S. newspapers, as well as some foreign newspapers, particularly The Guardian. Columns have also been published on progressive websites such as Alternet and Common Dreams, both as original work and as republication of syndicated columns. He appears regularly on national and local television and radio programs; appearances have included CNN, the BBC, National Public Radio and the Fox Business Network.
Weisbrot has several times contributed testimony to Congressional hearings, in 2002 to a House of Representatives committee, on Argentina's 1999 - 2002 economic crisis and in 2004 to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on the state of democracy in Venezuela, and on media representation of Hugo Chávez and of Chávez's Venezuela. Weisbrot is also the President of Just Foreign Policy, a non-governmental organization dedicated to reforming United States foreign policy.
Weisbrot has been cited as the architect of the Bank of the South.
References
- ^ CEPR, Mark Weisbrot's Op Eds, accessed 1 August 2009
- CEPR, Mark Weisbrot: In the News, accessed 1 August 2009
- 5 March 2002, Argentina’s Economic Meltdown: Causes and Remedies
- "Testimony of Mark Weisbrot on the state of democracy in Venezuela" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- Just Foreign Policy, Board, accessed 13 March 2009
- "Promocionan Banco del Sur en Madrid". Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- "Chavez and allies challenge IMF, World Bank". Retrieved 2009-02-07.