>It is good to see a good mix like this where development issues are dealt at several levels. I rarely find such types of conf in the US. There were of course those who liked the pecking order (as Jim D would say) but nothing serious really.<
The "pecking order" is Paul Krugman's phrase. He used it approvingly. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony D'Costa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:24191] a report, albeit brief > > > Michael Perelman asked me to report on the conference I > attended at U of > Warwick in Coventry, UK last weekend. It was on > Globalisation, Growth and > In(equality), organized by the univ's Centre for Globalisation and > Regionalisation. Keynote speakers included Ravi Kanbur (of Cornell), > Robert Wade of LSE, Adrian Wood from the UK government, Martin Khor of > Third World Network, etc. Most participants were trade > economists, political > economists, and a few from various assorted fields. > > A good number of participants from the UK were policy makers, > engaged in > issues of trade and aid. There were a few World Bank > consultants from the > UK side as well. There were some of us who did sectoral > studies. It was > good to meet some folks whose writings I read as a grad > student. Overall > assessment of the conf: very good. It is good to see a good > mix like this > where development issues are dealt at several levels. I > rarely find such > types of conf in the US. There were of course those who > liked the pecking > order (as Jim D would say) but nothing serious really. > > My paper was on IT exports and inequality in India. A non-rigorous > approach to studying inequality but which I believe is easily captured > with sectoral data. I also gave a talk to non-academics > (mainly) at the U > of Sheffield (Center for Japanese Studies) on Japanese industrial > practices in the Indian auto industry. It was nice to speak to an > audience of about 35 people with far more time than the 20 > min that conf > typically allot you. > > London, as always, is a great walking city. Always nice to have a > resident give you a tour. Violent crime apparently has > increased though > crime as a whole has fallen, that was one item which was repeated a > couple of times on TV. The Race Relations Committee chair, a > British Sikh > suggested "forced" integration (not his words). Some policies are > forthcoming based on the commission's report. > > I suppose the debate between Wade and Wolf were publihsed in > the Prospect > (US edition). It was in the UK edition. My friend tells me > Wade had a > problem with the numbers. I guess I have to read it to see > what's being > debated and how. > > Cheers, Anthony > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Anthony P. D'Costa, Associate Professor > Comparative International Development > University of Washington Campus Box 358436 > 1900 Commerce Street > Tacoma, WA 98402, USA > > Phone: (253) 692-4462 > Fax : (253) 692-5718 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
