Communiqué: 11th Annual Global Development Conference Delivers Key Messages on Economic and Regional Integration

There is no learning without dialogue, and no action without reasonable consensus. This assumption was put to the test over the course of the recent 11th Annual Global Development Conference, Prague. The event was framed by one central question – Regional and Economic Integration: Quo Vadis? The 450 participants from around the world attending the event had their own distinct views on exactly where regional and economic integration is going. It is these views we wanted – and the world needs – to hear.

The financial crisis that has rocked the global economy has had, and continues to have, dangerous repercussions for international development. Read more of this post

One Way or Many Ways? Varieties of Capitalism

The second day of the conference started with quite an intriguing plenary. Most interesting was the diversity in the speakers of the session. Each of the speakers left the participants with a single yet controversial question. The issue to be discussed was “One Way or Many? Varieties of Capitalism”

For Lawrence MacDonald, chair of the session, the answer was pretty clear: “Many” he chose. In his introduction he stated that the US was championing the “Anglo-Saxon Model” while continental Europe wasn’t. He decided to pose a challenge for the speakers, to untangle this mystery capitalism. Read more of this post

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