Development Without Developmental States: Latin America and the MENA Region Compared
Conference
April 25, 2008 - April 26, 2008
9:15 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Social Sciences Building (SSB), UCSD
Open to: Public
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Latin America and the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region share similar levels of education, health, and income; abundant natural resources, dependence on remittances, stubbornly high unemployment, and what could be termed "macho traditional" cultures. They also share states that lack the competence and autonomy to carry out developmental projects and a failure to close their income gaps with their northern neighbors. Amidst these commonalities are at least two striking differences: Latin America has managed to move from authoritarian to democratic polities, whereas MENA has kept citizens relatively free from the fear of crime. The conference will explore what can be learned from the similarities and differences between the two regions in four panels: economic growth success stories, provision of state services, civil society, and street crime.
This event is sponsored by the Center on Pacific Economies (CPE) at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), the Department of Economics, the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS), and the World University Network.
