Name: PETER KARL KRESL
Date of Birth: 1938
Nationality: American
Address: Department of Economics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania 17837
Email: kresl@bucknell.edu
Experience:
l Bucknell University, 1969-present, Professor of Economics
l Bucknell in London (England), Fall 1992 and Fall 1998, Co-director
l Bucknell en France (Tours), Spring 1991 and Fall 1997, Academic Director
l University of Lund (Sweden), Fall1990, Visiting Researcher
l International Council for Canadian Studies (Ottawa, Canada), 1987-1988, Executive Director
l Saint Lawrence University, Spring 1988, Visiting Professor
l The University of Vermont, Fall 1977, Visiting Professor
l The Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen), 1975-76, Visiting Professor
l Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), Summers 1972 and 1974, Visiting Lecturer
Publications - Books and Monographs:
Planning Cities for the Future: the experiences of ten European cities, Cheltenham
(UK):Edward Elgar Publishers, 2007.
Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2005-2006): Competitiveness: Challenges to the
World City Network, co-editor with Ni Pengfei, Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press,
2006.
The Urban Response to Internationalization, co-authored with Earl Fry, Northamption, Mass.:
Edward Elgar, 2005.
France Encounters Globalization, co-authored with Sylvain Gallais, Northampton, Mass.:
Edward Elgar, 2002.
North American Cities and The Global Economy, co-edited with Gary Gappert, Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications, Urban Affairs Annual Review, Vol. 44, 1995.
The Impact of Free Trade on Canadian-American Border Cities, Orono: Canadian- American Center of the University of Maine, Canadian-American Public Policy
Monograph Series, No. 16, 1993.
The Urban Economy and Regional Trade Liberalization, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1992.
Seen from the South: U.S. Perspectives on Canadian Policy, edited, Provo: Brigham
Young University Press, 1989.
The Concession Process and Foreign Capital in Norway, Oslo: The Bank of Norway,
Skriftserie, #4, Winter 1976-77.
Publications - Articles and Chapters in Books:
“La crescita delle economie urbana: la pianificazione strategica per il rilancio
della competitività” (translation of a conference paper of a year ago), Città e
Sviluppo, Milan: Associazione Italiana Incontri e Studi sulllo Sviluppo Locale,
2006, pp. 335-363.
“The US approach to research and development” (“L’approccio statunitense alla R&S”,
translated into Italian), Biblioteca della libertá (Centro Luigi Einaudi), XLI (2006), gennaio-marzo, no. 182.
“Citizen Participation in Canada and the United Status: the case of health care reform,” in B.
Castagna, S. Gallais, P. Ricaud and J.-P. Roy (eds.) La situation délibérative dans le
débat public, Tours : Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais, 2004, pp. 155-169
“Revitalisation des quartiers centraux aux Etats-Unis: vers une attitude proactive,” in
Reconversion économique et développement territorial, Saint-Foy, Quebec: Presses de
l’Université du Québec, 2003, pp. 51-76. (Translated from English)
"Urban Competitiveness in North America and the Era of New Technologies," in Globalization
and the Information Technology Revolution: their impact on North America@#@s federal
systems, Earl H. Fry and V. Wallace McCarlie (eds.), Provo: Brigham Young University, 2002, pp, 62-72.
"Urban Economic competitiveness: the case of Montreal," in Iain Begg (ed.), Urban
Competitiveness, Bristol: The Policy Press, 2002.
"France Encounters Globalization," in Globalization and the Political Economy of Trade Policy,
Edited by Christos C. Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Kintis and Leo Michelis, Toronto:
APF Press, 2001, pp. 79-94.
"Come formare una cultura nazionale in un mondo senza confini," in Giancarlo Rolla (ed.), Lo
sviluppo dei diritti fondamentali in Canada, Milano: Dott.A. Giuffre editore, 2000, pp. 277-
299. (Translated from English)
"Montreal@#@s Place in the North American Economy," with Pierre-Paul Proulx, American
Review of Canadian Studies, Autumn 2000, pp. 293-314.
"Social Cohesion in a Globalizing Economy," Cahiers de Jérico-st, CEDP, Tours (France), No. 2, 2000.
“Competitiveness and the Urban Economy: 24 Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas,” with Balwant Singh, Urban Studies, May 1999, pp. 1017-1027.
“La resuesta de la economía urana al Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte: planificar para la competitividad,” Economia, Sociedad y Territorio, vol. I, núm. 4, julio-diciembre de 1998. (Translated from English)
"Urban Economies and the Global Economy: India and North America," in Vinay Kumar Malhotra and K.S. Purushothaman (eds.), India and the USA: Economic Relations and Literature, New Delhi: Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1998, with Balwant Singh.
"Canada@#@s relation to the global economy: is it time to revisit the Third Option?," Conference Proceedings, Fifth European Multidisciplinary Conference, 26-28 April 1996, Giardini/Naxos, Italy, 1997.
"Quebec Independence and the Likelihood of Trade Conflict with the United States," American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring, 1997.
"La politique culturelle : conflit ou compromis?," in Recherche : culture et communications,
Actes du colloque 64e congrès de l@#@ACFAS, Université McGill, 15 et 16 mai 1996,
Québec: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, 1996. (translated from English)
"Quebec@#@s Culture Policy: Will Increased Autonomy Matter?," American Review of Canadian Studies, Winter, 1996.
"The Political Economy of Canada@#@s Culture Policy: The 1990@#@s," in André Lapierre, Patricia Smart, and Pierre Savard Language, Culture and Values in Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Ottawa: Carleton University Press and The International Council for Canadian Studies, 1996.
"Trade and the Role of Cities: What Does Institutionalism have to Offer Us?," in John
Adams and Anthony Scaperlanda (eds.), The Institutional Economics of the
International Econmy, Norwell, Mass: Klu, wer Academic Publishers, 1996. &nb, sp;
"The Competitive City," Countdown to Istanbul: Habitat II (United Nations Conference on Human Settlements), No. 5, November 1995, pp. 17 and 18.
"International Competitiveness of Cities," Local Government World (Newsletter of the International Union of Local Authorities), No. 4, August 1995, pp. 10 & 11.
"The Competitiveness of Cities: the United States," with Balwant Singh, Cities and the New Global Economy, Melbourne: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and The Australian Government, 1995.
"The Determinants of Urban Competitiveness: A Survey," in Peter Karl Kresl Gary Gappert (eds.), North American Cities and the Global Economy, Urban Affairs Annual Review series, Sage Publications, 1995.
"Canadian Studies," in Michael Payne (ed.), The Blackwell Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory (Oxford: Blackwell), 1995.
”Sub-national Governments and Regional Trade Liberalization in Europe and North America," The Journal of European Integration, Winter-Spring 1994.
"Restructuring in Response to the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: The Case of Québec Cities," Quebec Studies, no. 17, 1994.
"The Response of European Cities to EC 1992" Journal of European Integration, Winter-Spring 1992.
"Gateway Cities: A Comparison of the Experiences of North America and the European Community," Ekistics: Problems and Science of Human Settlements (Athens), Sept./Oct.-Nov.Dec. 1991.
"The Great Canadian Free Trade Debate," American Review of Canadian Studies, Autumn 1991.
"An Uncertain Time for a Troubled Nation: Canada Faces the1990@#@s," The Canada-
U. S. Economic Relationship: Global and Regional Dimensions (SUNY:
Plattsburgh), 1991.
"The Response of North American Cities to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement," in Rainer-Olaf Schultze and Leslie Pal (eds.), T, he Nation-State
versus Continental Integration, (Bochum: Universitätsverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer), 1991.
"Variations on a Theme: The Internationalization of @#@Second Cities@#@: Chicago and
Toronto," in The New International Cities Era: The Global Activities of North
American Municipal Governments, edited for the New International Cities Era Project by Earl Fry, Lee Radebaugh and Panayotis Soldatos, (Provo: Brigham
Young University), 1989.
"Your Soul for a Case of Coor@#@s?: Canada-U.S. Free Trade and Canadian Culture
Policy," in Peter Karl Kresl (ed.), Seen From the South: U.S. Perspectives on
Canadian Policy, (Provo: Brigham Young University Press) 1989.
"Nationalism and Economic Policy in Norway and Canada," in Bengt Streijffert
and Joern Carlson (ed.), Canada and the Nordic Countries (Lund: Lund University
Press), 1988.
"Talking Past Each Other: Frustrations of the Trade Talks," in R. J. Thornton and
T. Hyclak (eds.), Canada at the Crossroads: Essays on Canadian Political
Economy, (Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press), 1988.
"Canadian-American Relations during the Mulroney-Reagan Years," Associazione
Italiana di Studi Canadesi, Biblioteca Della Ricerca, Cultura Staniera #13
(March 1986), "Canada ieri e oggi."
"Industrial Adjustment Policies: Are they a feasible alternative for the U.S.?,"
in Earl Fry (ed.), Canada-U.S Trade Relations: Problems and Prospects,
(Provo: Brigham Young University Press), 1985.
"Quebec Turns to Technology," American Review of Canadian Studies, Summer 1983.
"The Probable Impact of Off-shore Oil and Gas Exploration on Newfoundland@#@s
Underdevelopment," American Review of Canadian Studies, Fall 1982, with Paul
Susman.
"An Economic Perspective: Canada in the International Economy," in William
Metcalfe (ed.), Understanding Canada: A Multi-disciplinary Approach, (New
York: New York University Press), 1981.
"Canadian and American Approaches to Foreign Direct Investment and Inter-
national Trade Policies," in Richard Tomasson (ed.), Comparative Social
Research: A Research Annual, (Greenwich: JAI Press),1981.
"Controlling Foreign Capital," Review of Industrial Management, Spring, 1979.
The "International Economics" chapters of: Riddell, Stamos, and Shackelford,
Economics: A Tool for Understanding Society, (Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley,
1979, 1983 and 1986).
"Before the Deluge: Canadians on Foreign Ownership, 1920-1955," American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 1976.
"The @#@New Nationalism@#@ and Economic Rationality," American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 1974.
"The Historical Significance of Canadian Economic Nationalism," Compass, Fall
1973.
"Nikolai Bukharin on Economic Imperialism," Review of Radical Political
Economics, Spring 1973.
"The U.S., Canada and the @#@Market Mentality@#@," Journal of Inter-American Studies, February 1972.
These and other papers have been read at the following associations:
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/The Government of Australia (Australia)
Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (Australia)
American Council for Education/ Canadian Association for Universities and Colleges (Canada)
L@#@association des économistes québecois (Canada)
L@#@association canadienne française pour l@#@avancement des sciences (Canada) (in French)
L@#@association internationale des economists de langue français (Canada) (in French)
Ministère de la culture et de la communication (Canada: Quebec) (in French)
Canadian Studies Association (Canada)
Canadian Economics Association (Canada)
C. D. Howe Institute (Canada)
Forum sur la mondialisation – Bloc Québecois (Canada)
Institut national de recherché scientifique: urbanisation (Canada)
International Council for Canadian Studies (Canada)
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The First International Forum on Urban Competitiveness (China)
The Huhohaotle Conference on Territorial Management (China)
Region urbaine de Lyon (France) (in French)
Irish Association for Canadian Studies (Ireland)
International Canadian Studies Conference (Israel)
Ambrosetti (Italy)
Associazione Italina Incontri e Studi sullo Sviluppo Locale (Italy)
The Fifth European Multidisciplinary Seminar on Canada (Italy)
International Geographical Union (Italy)
Italian Association for Canadian Studies (Italy)
North American Economics and Finance Association (Mexico)
Seminario para la Competitividad, San Luis Potosí (Mexico)
The Society for the Study of European Ideas, University of Bergen (Norway)
, &, nbsp; Institute for Canada and the U.S. (Russia)
World Conference of Geographers (Singapore)
Association for Cultural Economics (Sweden)
Öresundskommiteen (Sweden)
Nordic Association for Canadian Studies (Sweden and Norway)
American Council for Quebec Studies
Athenian Policy Forum
Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S.
Atlantic Economics Society
The Center for the New West
Eastern Economics Association International Studies Association
Great Lakes Economic Researchers
The Metropolitan Council of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies
and at Universities throughout North America and Europe
Research Grants:
International Center for Economic Research, Italy (2005)
Department of Economic Development, Government of Canada, 1999 (with Pierre-Paul
Proulx, University of Montreal)
Department of Finance, Government of Quebec, 1999 (with Pierre-Paul Proulx, University of
Montreal)
Government of Quebec, Quebec Studies Research Grant, 1995
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 1994
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), 1992
Government of Quebec, Senior Fellowship Grant, 1992
Norwegian Marshall Fund Fellowship, 1991
Institutional Research Grant, Government of Canada, 1989
Individual Research Grant, Government of Canada, 1986
Mobil Oil Canada, Research Grant,1985
Government of Norway, 1985
Northern Telecom, Ltd., Project Grant, 1984
Government of Quebec, Research Grant, 1983
Institute for Research in Industrial Economics (Bergen, Norway), 1983
Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway), 1983
The Bank of Norway, Research Grant, 1982
McKenna Foundation, Research Grant, Summer 1981
Norwegian Marshall Fund Fellowship, 1980
Department of External Affairs, Government of Canada, Research Grant,
Summer 1979
Senior Fellowship in Canadian Studies, Government of Canada, 1979
C. D. Howe Research Institute (Montreal, Canada), Project Grant, 1977
The Bank of Norway, Research Grant, 1975
