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Globalisation is the most hotly-debated issue of our time. Tempers run high. Blood has been spilt. The development community is divided. There is no resolution in sight. Are we rushing headlong towards catastrophe, driven by the voracious profit-seeking of multinational corporations? Will we destroy the environment, wreck local cultures and disempower the poor? Or are we beginning to build a new world order, based on liberal values and free exchange - and in so doing, strengthening democracy and reducing poverty?
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A public events series.
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During this event William Day underlined the importance of understanding whether and in what circumstances TNCs contributed to poverty reduction. Was it a concern that they were so dominant in the world economy? Could they be regulated?
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Speakers:
George Monbiot, The Guardian
Rt Hon Earl Cairns CBE, CDC Capital Partners
Chair:
William Day, CARE International
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An ODI and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
public event
in the Globalisation: The true story
series.
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During this event the Bretton Woods institutions were discussed to discover whom it benefitted.
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Speakers:
Alex Wilks, Bretton Woods Project
Dr Ngaire Woods, University College, Oxford
David Peretz, independent consultant
Chair:
Sir Tim Lankester
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An ODI and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
public event
in the Globalisation: The true story
series.
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During this event a number of points were raised in the discussion including: that the market did indeed need to be managed and how institutional change could be achieved.
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Speakers:
Lord Desai, London School of Economics
Anthony Barnett, Open Democracy
Chair:
Sir Richard Jolly
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An ODI and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
public event
in the Globalisation: The true story
series.
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During this event, the issue has been raised and discussed of the different ways in which transnational businesses might become involved in conflict, presented a balance sheet of positive and negative effects, and made the case for regulation.
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Speakers:
Philippe Le Billon, ODI
Gavin Hayman, Global Witness
Chair:
Zeinab Badawi
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An ODI and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
public event
in the Globalisation: The true story
series.
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During the event they discussed how capital-starved countries pursue a mix of the five different sources of finance capital available to them, including bank borrowing, capital markets and foreign direct investment (FDI).
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Speakers:
Avinash Persaud, State Street Bank
Benu Schneider, Overseas Development Institute
Chair:
Rupert Pennant-Rea
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An ODI and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
public event
in the Globalisation: The true story
series.
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