"Economic Management and Political Collapse in Argentina:
Interpreting the Past to Build for the Future"
The New Schools Graduate Program in International Affairs
to Present a Major Conference on April 8 9, 2002
(New York, NY March 14, 2002) The New Schools Graduate Program
in International Affairs will host a 2-day interdisciplinary conference on Monday,
April 8 and Tuesday, April 9, 2002, from 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. on both days.
The conference will convene leading participants and analysts from Argentina
and the U.S. to examine the recent economic and political collapse in Argentina
and the implications for the country, Latin America, and global institutions.
The conference will be held at The New School, Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth
Avenue, NYC. For more information go to www.nsu.newschool.edu/internationalaffairs/argentina.htm.
The extraordinary events of December 2002 January 2002, including political
changes, the largest debt default by a country in history, and a redirection
of macroeconomic policy from the so-called "Washington consensus,"
represent moments of major historical shifts in the economic and trajectories
of Argentina. They have also created new cultural and political spaces and energies
influencing how those trajectories proceed in the future. While the events in
Argentina are deeply troubling in the country, they are also of great significance
in Latin America and the developing world more generally.
If Argentina had followed the "best advice" of the global institutions, what had gone wrong? If this could happen to Argentina, a relatively rich, middle-income country, could this happen elsewhere? Why had the international institutions let this happen? What could be expected from the United States, who had designated Argentina as a "non-NATO ally" and had been so active in the Mexican crisis of 1982 and later 1994-95? What are the economic consequences of Argentinas problems on neighboring countries and on the United States?
These issues will be addressed during the conference by the following
participants: JOSEPH STIGLITZ, Nobel Laureate in Economics;Professor of Economics,
Columbia University The topics discussed during the conference include: ARGENTINA IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: WHY DID ARGENTINA |
The International Affairs Program brings together the extensive resources
of New School University, including faculty from its graduate programs in media
studies, management and social sciences. The Graduate Program in International
Affairs offers two degrees: a 30-credit Master of Science in International Affairs
for students with at least five years of relevant post-university professional
international experience, and 42-credit Master of Arts in International Affairs
for students who have not already established a career in an international field
or who intend a career change. Michael Cohen is Director of the International
Affairs Program.
Michael Cohen is director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs.
From 1972 to 1999, he worked in various key positions at the World Bank and
was responsible for much of the urban policy development of the Bank over that
period. He has worked in over 50 countries and was heavily involved in the Banks
work on infrastructure, environment, and sustainable development.
He served as the Senior Advisor to the Banks Vice-President for Environmentally
Sustainable Development. He is the author of several books on urban development,
Africa, and evaluation of the impact of development assistance.
The conference is supported by The Ford Foundation and The New School. Admission
is free.
Registration online at www.nsu.newschool.edu/internationalaffairs/argentina.htm.
Information by email to [email protected]
or 212 229-5488.