8e colloque étudiant du GERSI

In September, Time Inc. purchased a house near downtown Detroit as part of its year-long project, Assignment Detroit, to cover the region, "a great laboratory for studying American society, politics and business": "Because we believe that Detroit right now is a great American story. No city has had more influence on the country's economic and social evolution. Detroit was the birthplace of both the industrial age and the nation's middle class, and the city's rise and fall - and struggle to rise again - and a window into the challenges facing all of modern America.

Edited by Andrew F. Cooper and Jorge Heine, CIGI Distinguished Fellows

3rd Annual Conference of theCanadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) Hosted by the Institute on Globalization and the Human ConditionMcMaster University, Hamilton, OntarioMay 6-8, 2010

-Alia McMullen,National Post- Canada needs to step up to the plate and show the United States that two can play the trade protectionist game, Nobel Prize-winning economist Jagdish Bhagwati says. However, others, including his renowned peer Paul Krugman, say trade protectionism is not a great threat and is actually remarkably low given the depth of the global financial crisis and recession. "The first thing we have to learn is not to throw the trade baby out with the financial bath water," said Mr.

On October 2-4, 2009, CIGI will host its annual conference in Waterloo, Ontario. CIGI'09 will examine the systemic impacts of the global economic crisis and the implications for international economic governance. Keynote speakers include Paul Krugman, Jagdish Bhagwati, The Right Honourable Paul Martin and Roberto Mangabeira Unger. The conference will address two broad themes. First, the impact of the current global economic crisis on the ability of various governance systems to manage globalization and policy priorities will be examined.

On September 24-25, 2009, leaders from the G20 nations will assemble in Pittsburgh for a third summit on the world economy. While their prior collective activity in Washington and London likely reduced the depth and scope of the economic crisis, the G20 still faces significant tests to reboot global economic activity and sustain momentum on international regulatory reform. CIGI's experts propose actions for the Pittsburgh summit this week: Flashpoints for the Pittsburgh SummitAndrew F. Cooper and Daniel SchwanenCIGI Special G20 ReportTuesday, September 8, 2009

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