Financial Crisis Discussion Series: Barry Herman & Arjun Sengupta "Implications for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture"
Begins |
31 Oct 2008 - 4:00pm |
| Ends |
31 Oct 2008 - 6:00pm |
| Location |
66 West 12th Street. Room 602 |
GPIA Financial Crisis Discussion Series
Implications for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture
a conversation with Barry Herman and Arjun Sengupta
Friday, October 31st
4 - 6 p.m.
66 W 12th St., Room 602
Many in the GPIA community want to understand the recent crisis in
the financial markets and their implications. A series of informal
discussions will be led by faculty and will address different aspects
of the issue.
Biography of Arjun Sengupta:
Professor Arjun Sengupta has held numerous positions of high office in
the Government of India. In the 1980s he was Economic Advisor to the
Prime Minister of India. Subsequently, he was an Executive Director of
the IMF in Washington DC. Thereafter he was an Indian Ambassador to
the European Union. He has also held various prestigious academic
positions. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor at Harvard University
and also Chair of the Centre for Development and Human Rights in New
Dehli.
Professor Sengupta served as the UN Independent Expert on the Right to Development for six years. Since 2004 he has served as the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty. As such, his UN reports and other publications have shaped the contemporary debate about one of the most controversial human rights topics.
Professor Sengupta served as the UN Independent Expert on the Right to Development for six years. Since 2004 he has served as the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty. As such, his UN reports and other publications have shaped the contemporary debate about one of the most controversial human rights topics.
Part of the Financial Crisis Discussion Series.