ODI
Events
In conversation with...Guillermo Perry, Chief Economist, LAC Region, World Bank
Monday 30 Oct, 5-6pm, ODI
Mr. Perry will be ‘in conversation with’ ODI Research Fellow Andrew Lawson. They will discuss in particular, two new World Bank reports which Mr. Perry helped to co-author – “Latin America and the Caribbean’s Response to the Growth of China and India” and “Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Cycles,” which focuses on Latin America. They will also be discussing general trajectories for the region and the World Bank’s work there. It is hoped that the ‘conversational’ style of this event will facilitate a lively and interactive discussion between the interviewer, interviewee and the audience.
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UK development assistance in Latin America: Lessons from Peru
Monday 23 Oct, 9am-12pm, ODI
Eighteen months on from the closure of DFID's Lima office and the decision to scale back DFID operations in middle income countries, ODI 's Latin America and Caribbean Group invites you to an event to discuss UK development assistance in Latin America with a specific focus on lesson-learning from Peru.
The event will bring together both British and Latin American speakers. Topics for discussion will include:
- What ‘development' actually means for Peru and in the Latin American context
- Raising awareness in developed countries about Peru 's poorest and most vulnerable citizens
- How development organisations operating in Peru are coping with change, and the structures and methods they are evolving to deal with this
- How the UK Government seeks to assist development in the Andean region, including in Peru
- Examples of best practice for influencing development policy
- Changes in the external environment – how these affect Latin America and its development, and what steps development organisations can take to better interpret and respond to these challenges.
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'A Change of Skin?'
Meeting 1 report
Meeting 2 report
The Latin American elections of 2005 and 2006 and their
implications for political and economic governance in the region
Between December 2005 and December 2006, 12 countries in Latin
America will hold elections, with important implications for regional
politics and economics. The purpose of this meeting series is to
discuss what the effects of these elections will be on the region
as a whole, and on particular countries, with a focus on Brazil
, Mexico , and Peru . It will serve as a discussion session for
larger issues on the quality of democracy, governance, institutions
and economics in Latin America , and the comparative lessons that
might be drawn from the democratisation process the region is experiencing.
The first meeting, in London at ODI, discussed the broad implications
of the elections for region-wide themes and concerns. These included
the impact of elections on democracy and governance; on economic
models and financial markets; and on civil society and its relationship
with the state. The second meeting, in Oxford in association with
the Oxford University Latin American Society, discussed the electoral
process and what it will mean for the focus countries.
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Bolivia: The Economy Beyond Gas
March 2006
Dr George Gray Molina, UNDP
Click here for his presentation.
To read the UNDP Human Development Report Bolivia 2005 (in Spanish), click here
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forthcoming events
UK
Institute for the Study of the Americas and Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, University of Costa Rica
Social policy, economic development and income inequality
31 May-1 June, London
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