Monday, 10-16-2006

Shaping Globalization: Economic & Social Justice - Can We Have It All?

In today’s rapidly developing environment of global interdependency, the consequences of globalization have touched everyone world-wide. The debate surrounding globalization has inspired a number of reforms at the macro level, but are they working? What are the implications of globalization for developing countries? What are some alternatives to the current system of intellectual property rights? What reforms can be made to international institutions, including the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund, to make them more effective, transparent, and responsive?

The World Affairs Council presents Joseph Stiglitz, acclaimed author and Nobel Prize-winning economist, at an evening lecture in Seattle on October 16, 2006 where he will address how globalization can reach its full potential and benefit people around the world.

About the Speaker
Joseph Stiglitz is uniquely qualified to address these issues. As a member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from 1993-95 during the Clinton administration, Stiglitz served as CEA chairman from 1995-97. He then became Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 1997-2000. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his analyses of markets with asymmetric information.

In addition to his extensive career in the field of economics, Joseph Stiglitz is also recognized as a leading economic educator and prolific author. His most famous work, Globalization and Its Discontents, has been translated into 35 languages and has sold more than one million copies worldwide. He currently lectures at Columbia University in New York and chairs the university's Committee on Global Thought.

Stiglitz’s presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session. His most recent book, Making Globalization Work, will be available for purchase following the event.

Membership Special!! Receive free admission to the event with the purchase of a new membership to the Council!!
• $60 Individual Membership – 1 free admission
• $75 Family Membership – 2 free admissions
• $150 Diplomat Membership – 2 free admissions to the event and to a private reception with Joseph Stiglitz prior to the event
Please call the Council at (206) 441-5910 to take advantage of this offer. Questions about membership levels and benefits? Click here.

Sponsor:

UW Global Business Center

Co-Presenters:

Cascadia Community College
Columbia Business School Alumni Club of Washington
PATH
RESULTS
Global Envision, a web initiative of Mercy Corps