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Crisis, Restructuring the World Economy and Turkey

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CRISIS, RESTRUCTURING THE WORLD ECONOMY AND TURKEY

2 October 2009 
Kemal Kurdas Hall 
Culture and Convention Center 
METU / Ankara


Program

09:30-10:00 Opening speech
10:00-12:00 Session 1: Reforms in Global Finance and Developing Countries 
Covenor: Kamil Yılmaz (Koç University)
The Future of Global Financial Regulation Robert Wade (LSE)
Reform of the International Financial Architecture: What is at Stake for Developing Countries? Yılmaz Akyüz (UNCTAD)
 
Economic Policies in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis: Why are They So Different in Some of the Emerging Market Economies? Fatih Özatay (TOBB ETU)
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-15:30 Session 2 Theories of Crises and Development
Convenor: Fikret Şenses (METU)r
Keynes and the Crisis Lance Taylor (New School)
How to Overcome a Crisis of Underconsumption Çağlar Keyder (Boğaziçi University)
Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark: How Development has Disappeared from Today's "Development" Discourse Ha Joon Chang (Cambridge University)
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 Session 3 Comparative Analyses of Economic Crises in Turkey
Convenor: Yakup Kepenek (METU)
Economic Crises in Turkey in Retrospect and Prospect: A Comparative Analysis of Failures in 1994, 2000-1 and 2008-9 Oktar Türel (METU)
A Comparison of Capital Movements during Two Crises: 2000-2001 and 2008-2009 Korkut Boratav (Ankara University)
Crisis Experience: Is it an Asset or Liability for Turkey? Hasan Ersel (Sabancı University)
18:00 - 20:00 Reception
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