Barry Bluestone
Dean, School of Social Science, Urban Affairs, and Public Policy
Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Professor of Political Economy
Ph.D., University of Michigan
339 Holmes Hall
(617) 373-8595
(617) 373-7905 (fax)
b.bluestone@neu.edu
Areas of Study
Political Economy, Urban and Social Policy, Public Policy
Selected Publications
- The Urban Experience: Economics, Society and Public Policy. New York. Oxford University Press, 2008 (with Mary Huff Stevenson and Russell Williams)
- The Boston Renaissance: Race, Space, and Economic Change in an American Metropolis. New York: Russell Sage, 2000 (with Mary Huff Stevenson)
- Growing Prosperity: The Battle for Growth with Equity in the 21st Century. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2000 (with Bennett Harrison and Richard C. Leone)
- The Great U-Turn: Corporate Restructuring and the Polarizing of America. New York: Basic Books, 1998 (with Bennett Harrison)
- Negotiating the Future: A Labor Perspective on American Business. New York: Basic Books, 1992 (with Irving Bluestone)
- “Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Male Earnings in a Booming Urban Economy.” Eastern Economics Journal 25:2 (Spring 1999) (with Mary Stevenson)
- “The Macroeconomics of Work Time.” Review of Social Economy LVI:4 (Winter 1999) (with Steven Rose)
Selected Professional Activities
- Chair, Staying Power Task Force, Massachusetts Allliance for Economic Development and Dukakis Center (2008-)
- Member, Governor Deval Patrick Advisory Committee (2007-)
- Member, Advisor Committee, Boston Civic Engagement Summit (2008)
- Director, Center for Urban and Regional Policy
- Executive Advisor, Governor's Commission on the Future of Mature Industries in Massachusetts
- Founding Member, Economic Policy Institute
- Senior Policy Staff, House Democratic Leader, U.S. Congress, 1995
- Research Scholar, National Study Center, Washington, D.C, 1995
Courses 2009-2010
Fall 2009
- Public Policy Studies G202 The 21st Century City
Spring 2010
- Public Policy Studies G203 Globalization: Topics in Global Public Policy
Courses 2008-2009
Spring 2009
- Public Policy Studies G201 Economic Growth with Justice
Courses 2007-2008
Spring 2008
- POL G400 Planning Module for Urban and Regional Policy
Courses 2005-2006
Spring 2006
- POL G320 Political Economy