Debates on the Developmental State and Economic Growth: The Intersection btwn Public Investment, Public Finance, & Public Policy

Begins
 7 May 2008 - 6:00pm
Ends
 7 May 2008 - 8:00pm
Location
66 West 12th Street. Room 404
GPIA Public Policy Workshop Series
Putting New Left Policies in Context:
The Reemergence of State Intervention in Latin America and Beyond
Wednesday, May 7th
6 - 8 p.m.
Room 404, 66 W 12th St.
Dr. Jamee K. Moudud, Professor at Sarah Lawrence College and
Dr. John Sarich, Senior Analyst, Office of Tax Policy, New York City Department of Finance

Putting the recent political changes in Latin America in context, this talk will focus on the prospects for new directions in public policies that go beyond laissez faire. We will focus in particular on recent proposals, advanced both in academia and civil society, to bring back various forms of state interventionist policies in order to deal with the problems of unemployment, social marginalization, and economic stagnation. The goal of this talk is to address the issues of public expenditures in general and public investment in particular as well as the challenges that all types of public spending face with regard to the constraints of class structure and the availability of taxation revenue.

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