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Southern Comfort: Economic Development in Latin America
Millennium Challenge Corporation
| Start: | Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:00 PM |
| End: | Thursday, October 18, 2007 01:30 PM |
| Location: | B-339 Rayburn House Office Building |
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Latin America has historically been an important region for American foreign policy. Billions have been given in the name of economic development, and yet prosperity has eluded millions within its population.
So what is the key to developing sustainable economies in Latin America? How have some countries been able to find moderate success in creating prosperity? What role can foreign aid play in facilitating this process?
These questions are a matter of life and death for the poor people in Latin America. To delve deeper into the causes and effects of poverty throughout the region, the Mercatus Center at George Mason is pleased to partner with the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a three-day course held exclusively for policy makers. By combining both theory and practice, this course will provide policy makers with a strong framework in which to analyze the current economic environment in Latin America.
Join us as Mercatus scholars and MCC practitioners explore the following questions:
- How can foreign aid encourage the proper incentives that foster sustained prosperity?
- What role can trade play in economic development? How can the region benefit from trade?
- What role does private property play in development? How can land rights encourage economic growth?
- How do MCC Compacts differ from previous forms of aid that have failed to bring about prosperity? What empirical evidence is there that these Compacts are working? What economic principles must the MCC keep in mind when signing these Compacts?
For more details on this event, please contact Jeff Noble at jnoble1@gmu.edu.
Agenda
Schedule
Tuesday, October 16: Barriers to Trade
- Tom Kelly, MCC Economist
- Dr. Mario Villarreal, Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar
Wednesday, October 17: Land Rights and Property
- Dr. Jolyne Sanjak, MCC Senior Director for Property Rights and Land Policy
- Karol Boudreaux, Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow
Thursday, October 18: MCC Compacts in Practice
- Stacy Rhodes, MCC Managing Director for Latin America
- Dr. Frederic Sautet, Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow
