Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 12-19, 1999

Volume 27, Number 28

Policymakers to consider prospects
for economic and social development
in Latin America

In recent years, while the world was busy watching the dramatic rise and fall of the so-called "Asian Tigers," Latin America was undergoing its own development, giving rise to both democracy and macroeconomic stability in most countries of the region. How the region can continue to develop and avoid the major financial crises of Asia is the subject of a major international conference to be held at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS) on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17.

Titled "Institutional Reforms, Growth and Human Development in Latin America," the conference will feature senior policy-makers and scholars from North and South America who will discuss how Latin America can continue improving the accountability of policy-makers and the reliability of political and legal institutions, domestically and internationally. All sessions will be held in the Luce Hall auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave.

The conference will be opened on Friday at 8:30 a.m., by Gustav Ranis, director of YCIAS and the Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics, and Stuart Schwartz, director of the Council on Latin American Studies and professor of history.

Friday's morning panel, 9 a.m.-noon, will focus on "Labor Markets: Efficiency and Equity." It will be chaired by Patricia Pessar, associate professor (adjunct) for anthropology and American studies. The panelists will address issues of employment, labor productivity, union, poverty and equity, and the impact of privatization.

The afternoon session, 2-5 p.m., is titled "Social Services: Equity and Growth." It will be chaired by David Jackson, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and will look at questions of education, social security, human development and the role of the government in the social sector.

Saturday's first session, 9 a.m.-noon, will be chaired by Gilbert Joseph, professor of history. It will address "The Rule of Law," focusing on regulation and legal reform.

The afternoon session, 3-5 p.m., will be a roundtable titled "Institutional Reforms as a Political Agenda," and will be chaired by Joseph Tulchin, director of the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center. This session will feature a wide-ranging discussion of the issues raised during the conference and the possibilities for political change.

All sessions are free and open to the public. The conference is sponsored by YCIAS and the Council on Latin American Studies with funding provided by the World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Economic Growth Center at Yale and Yale's Edward J. and Dorothy Kempf Fund. For more information, see the conference web site at http://www.yale.edu/ycias/conferences/las.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Actress to talk about her art in Maynard Mack Lecture
Older workers help Yale Program on Aging reach out . . .
Campus honors man who gave Yale its name
What's in a name?
Endowed Professorship: Physicist Grober is appointed to Barton Weller chair
Policymakers to consider prospects for economic and social development . . .
Alumna Congresswoman to speak at AACC's anniversary event
Feminist Friedan will take part in 'Women and Freedom' conference
Conference to examine how life has changed in Connecticut
Music student recitals to be held off-campus