In this seven-part, multi-week series in Canadian Dimension, Radhika Desai analyzes the COVID-19 pandemic, its political and economic ramifications in countries around the world, and its implications for the geopolitical economy of world capitalism. Radhika Desai is the Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group and a Professor of Political Studies at the University of …
This panel debates the significance of RCEP and the CAI in accelerating the shift of the world’s economic centre of gravity to the East. Unpacking China’s New Trade Deals was a panel discussion organized by the International Manifesto Group.The discussion took place Sunday, March 28th at 2:00-4:00PM GMT (8:00-10:00AM CDT) over Zoom. As Western-biased multilateral institutions …
In a this presentation to the International Manifesto Group, Óscar Ugarteche discusses the economic problems and prospects facing the G7 countries. He compares levels of growth, the rise of debt and fiscal position of G7 countries since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. He compares the G7 countries to one another, as well as comparing …
In this presentation to the International Manifesto Group, Maria Madi aims to discuss the health and economic risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. In 2020, the pandemic found Brazil with a poor economic recovery and little room for fiscal policy following the recession of 2015/16. The far-right president, who repeatedly denied the effects …
The Chris Freeman Centenary Lecture Series – Innovation Systems-101 – is an online lecture series that will take place over Zoom. The series will be starting January 7 and ending April 1 of 2021, with lectures at 2:00-3:00pm GMT. The target audience is budding researchers, grad-students and inter-disciplinarians who aspire to use the analytical frame of Innovation …
A talk with Radhika Desai, Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Manitoba, and discussants Yasin Kaya in Toronto and Gary Porter in Victoria, B.C. Among the many ideas the pandemic has revived for reforming our broken economies, two have dominated. One is the idea of universal basic income and the other is Modern Monetary …
In the 20th Century, Guatemala has been defined by a series of military dictatorships punctuated by attempts at social, agrarian and political reform. 2020 Brown Bag Lecture Series The Guatemala Studio: Truth and Reconciliation After “La Violencia” with Ralph Stern Friday, February 14, 2020 (12 to 12:55 pm) Mauro Institute, Room 252, St. Paul’s College
Much has changed over the last three decades since George H. W. Bush’s call for a so-called “New World Order”. US leadership in the post–Cold War era has not only failed to provide global stability; it has also sharpened socioeconomic inequalities on a global scale. By Efe Can Gürcan Published on Briq Journal, Jan 14, …
Since October 2006, the Brown Bag is a luncheon seminar series held on designated Fridays during the regular sessions from 12:00 pm – 12:55 pm in the Mauro Institute Boardroom, 252 St. Paul’s College. The lectures are approximately 35 minutes in length, followed by a discussion period. The lectures are free to attend and open …
Digging into Manitoba Premier Brian Palister’s promise to evaluate the return to arts investment, CBC interviewed GERG research director Alan Freeman about the economic impact of creativity. The answer is ‘a billion new dollars over the next five years – if you do it right’. The interview says why. Share and don’t miss! CBC Report …