UCDC, 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036
Aug 25, 2015
10:30 PM (GMT-5)
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World Affairs Council -DC will host CEPR co-Director Mark Weisbrot in a discussion of his new book Failed: What the Experts Got Wrong About the Global Economy (Oxford University Press), available October 1st.
"Comprehensive, long overdue and a resounding success" - The Guardian
Why did the Eurozone end up with an unemployment rate more than twice that of the United States, more than six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Why did the vast majority of low-and-middle-income countries suffer a prolonged economic slowdown in the last two decades of the 20th century? What was the role of the International Monetary Fund in these economic failures? Why was Latin America able to achieve substantial poverty reduction in the 21st century after more than two decades without any progress?
Failed analyzes and ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years, with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the program. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
