Re: Madrick on Sen and the IMF/WB protests

[Anthony DCosta <dcosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's something of related interest.  See http://www.gdnet.org


II. GDN2000 Conference in Tokyo, Mark Your Calendars
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Another result of Lyn's trip to Japan is that we can now announce some
preliminary details concerning the GDN2000 conference in Tokyo.

- Location: Takanawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo
- Dates: December 11 - 13, 2000
- Working Title: Beyond Economics: Multidisciplinary Approaches to
Development
- Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Nobel laureates Amartya Sen on Culture and
Development, Douglas North on Institutions and Development
- Program Highlights: announcement of the first winners of the Global
Development Awards; introduce the GDN constitution, refine the GDN's
Global Products
- Sub-topics for the Conference: Escaping Poverty, Institutional
Foundations of Development, Gender and Development, Knowledge Marketplace

In April we will post more information about the conference on the GDN web
site and create a feedback mechanism to gather reactions to the Draft
Agenda. We will also be seeking feedback on the working title.


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On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Jim Devine wrote:

> Today's NY TIMES business section has an interesting article by Jeffrey
> Madrick (editor of CHALLENGE magazine) on the need for democracy and its
> positive effects on economic development that sheds a favorable light on
> the protests against the IMF/Word Bank. It's not on their web-site yet.
>
> Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine
>
>