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Rhodes Forum 2011

Panel 4
Rhodes hall

STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE CONTEMPORARY ECONOMY

 

Moderator:

Ruslan Grinberg, Director of the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)


Primary topics of discussion: 

 - Models of crisis management: the responses of different civilizations (the USA, Europe, China, Latin America, Russia, CIS)

- Regional mechanisms of innovative development: the quest for new solutions in conditions of multi-currency system

- Public requirements, standards, and norms of economic development
- Consumerism of human civilization: is there a limit to growth?


Read the reports:

Peter Havlik (Austria) – Deputy Director, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies – "Medium-Term Economic Prospects for Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe" (english)   
Mario Lettieri (Italy) – Professor, former Member of the Italian Parliament and Undersecretary of the Economic and Finance Ministry (2006-2008) – read the report  
Damooei Jamshid (USA) – Professor, Chair of Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Co-director, Center for Leadership and Values School of Business, California Lutheran University –"The True Value of Liberal Arts Education: Looking into the Origin and the Consequences of Running Universities like Business Entities" (english)

Eisa Mohamed (Egypt) – Counselor, Institute of National Planning, Cairo – read the report "The Economic Price of Current Arab Revolts" (english)


Sundaram Jomo Kwame (USA) – Assistant Secretary General, United Nations Organization (Department of Economic and Social Affairs), PhD – watch the presentation "Crisis Management" (english) 
Zhang Haibing (China) – Deputy Director, Center of World Economy Studies with the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies – watch the presentation "China's Role in World Economy: Challenges and Opportunities " (english) 
Vladimir Popov (Russia - Canada) – Professor, New Economic School, Moscow; Carleton University, Ottawa; foresight group WPF DC member – read the reports "Transition Economies in 2008-2009 Recession" and "Response of East European Countries to the Outflow of Capital"