he program was coordinated by Eric Helleiner and José Antonio Ocampo. The meeting resulted in research manuscripts, which will be compiled into an upcoming publication.
Rising national income and wealth inequalities are major adverse trends that the world has experienced over the past three/four decades. This is mixed with large historical inequalities in living standards between developed and developing countries, as well as rising inequalities among developing countries during recent decades. Since these trends coincide with consolidation of the “second globalization,” an obvious question to ask is to what extent the rules that govern formally or informally the global economy –or the lack of such rules— are basic determinants of these trends. This implies putting together two brands of ongoing research and debates –those that relate to global rules and to national and international inequalities– to analyze the interactions between the two and draw lessons of how global governance arrangements must be reformed to counteract them. This upcoming publication will analyze these issues from a broad perspective as well as a deep look at the rules related to direct investment, financial flows, intellectual property rights and taxation (in the latter case, the lack of rules). The upcoming book is the result of a joint project supported by Columbia University’s Global Policy Initiative with contributions from academics and policy makers from several institutions and universities.
Speakers/Participants
- Eric Helleiner
Moderator
CIGI Chair
International Political Economy
University of Waterloo - José Antonio Ocampo
Task Force Chair
Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and former Minister of Finance of Colombia
Columbia University - Gabriel Palma
Speaker
University Lecturer
University of Cambridge - Jonathan Ostry
Speaker
Deputy Director of the Research Department
International Monetary Fund
- Kevin P. Gallagher
Speaker
Professor of Global Development Policy
Global Development Policy Center
Boston University - Manuel Montes
Speaker
Senior Advisor
Finance and Development
The South Centre - Carlos Correa
Speaker
Professor
CEIDIE-University of Buenos Aires - Robert Wade
Speaker
Professor of Political Economy, Development Studies Institute
London School of Economics
- Lisa Sachs
Speaker
Director
Columbia Center on Sustainable Development - Lise Johnson
Speaker
Head
Investment Law and Policy
Columbia Center on Sustainable Development - Valpy Fitzgerald
Speaker
Professor
International Development Finance
University of Oxford - Guillermo Lagarda Cuevas
Speaker
Economist
Boston University