"Industrial Policy and Development" Book Launch
February 22, 2010
South Centre Geneva, Switzerland

Industrial Policy and Development
- Oxford University Press
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Mario Cimoli
Professor of Economics
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Giovanni Dosi
Professor of Economics
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa
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Joseph Stiglitz
President
Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)
Drawing on historical examples, Industrial Policy and Development: The Political Economy of Capabilities Accumulation (Oxford University Press, 2009) lends support to the view that, contrary to Washington Consensus-based claims, industrial policy does work when the right technologies and industries are supported and when appropriate combinations of policy measures are implemented. The book provides an in-depth exploration of industrial policies that have been successful, the trade-offs associated with these microeconomic approaches to growth and development, and the opportunities and constraints inherent in the current organization of international economic relations. The book makes recommendations for new and better policies and institutions that will enhance knowledge accumulation and catching up in the new millennium.
Editors Mario Cimoli and Giovanni Dosi along with series editor and IPD Co-President Jose Antonio Ocampo will preside over an afternoon discussion of the major lessons and policy recommendations in the book and in their own research. Invited conference speakers include Patrick Low (Chief Economist, World Trade Organization), Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (Executive Director, Employment Sector, International Labor Organization), and Ha Joon Chang (Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge). Speaker remarks will be followed by a participatory discussion with an audience of select high-level representatives from UN agencies, the book's authors and scholars of industrial development. This launch will provide a platform for a distinguished group of academics and policy makers to discuss both the historical analysis as well as the policy prescriptions put forth in the book.
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe (DIME). To learn more about DIME please visit their website.
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José Antonio Ocampo
Speaker
Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and former Minister of Finance of Colombia
Columbia University
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Mario Cimoli
Editor
Professor of Economics
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Giovanni Dosi
Editor
Professor of Economics
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa
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J.M. Salazar-Xirinachs
Speaker
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Martin Khor
Speaker
Executive Director
South Centre
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Ernst Stetter
Other
Secretary General
Foundation for European Progressive Studies
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Matthieu Meaulle
Other
Consultant in Economics
Foundation for European Progressive Studies
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Gabriele Koehler
Other
Chief of Communications, Information and Outreach
UNCTAD
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Diana Barrowclough
Other
Senior Economist
Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD
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Mina Mashayekhi
Other
DITC Officer in Charge
UNCTAD
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Alfredo Calcagno
Other
Economist
Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
UNCTAD
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Massimiliano la Marca
Other
UNCTAD
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Detlef Kotte
Other
Head
Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch
UNCTAD
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Joerg Mayer
Other
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch
UNCTAD
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Taffere Tesfachew
Other
Chief
Office of the Secretary-General
UNCTAD
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Tilman Altenburg
Other
Head
Competitiveness and Social Development
German Development Institute
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David Luke
Other
Senior Advisor and Coordinator
UNDP Geneva
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Luisa Bernal
Other
Trade Specialist
UNDP Geneva
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Emefa Attigah
Other
Focal Point IF Trust Fund
UNDP Geneva
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Massimiliano Riva
Other
Trade Specialist
UNDP Geneva
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Richard Newfarmer
Other
World Bank's Special Representative to the UN and WTO in Geneva
World Bank
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Irfan UI Haque
Other
Special Adviser to the Executive Director
South Centre
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Ricardo Espinosa
Other
NGO Liaison Officer
UN Office in Geneva (UNOG)
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Gloria Carrión
Other
Development Programme Officer
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development
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Riaz Tayob
Other
Third World Network
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Mildred Menos
IPD Staff
Program Manager
Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Columbia University