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Friday, September 10, 2010

Life and debt - trailer



Life and Debt is a feature-length documentary which addresses the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and current globalization policies on a developing country such as Jamaica. 

Learn more about this film, go to http://www.lifeanddebt.org/

Have watched this film? Share your thought and opinion with us!

IPSA/IPC Panel Rediscovering the Caribbean: An overview of economic, environmental and public health policy in the region

IPSA/IPC Panel
Rediscovering the Caribbean: An overview of economic, environmental and public health policy in the region

September 14, 2010. 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium. 1120 Weill Hall

Panelists:
Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy
Alan Deardorff, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics
Mark B. Padilla, School of Public Health
Susan Waltz, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

IPSA/IPC panel on “Rediscovering the Caribbean: An overview of economic, environmental, and public health policy in the region” will provide an overview of various policy issues in the Caribbean, helping us better understand this important neighboring region. The panelists will discuss the political features of the policy making environment, macroeconomic performance and policy in the Caribbean region, international trade policy and trade agreements, and ecological association between HIV risk and tourism.