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IDEAs Conference on THE ECONOMICS OF THE NEW IMPERIALISM,
22 - 24 January 2004, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

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International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) is organizing an international conference on ''The Economics of the New Imperialism''. This conference will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi over 22-24 January 2004. This section comprises of papers that were presented during this conference.

Programme Schedule

International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)
International Conference On

THE ECONOMICS OF THE NEW IMPERIALISM

22 - 24 January, 2004,

School of Social Sciences (SSS-I) Committee Room,

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

Program

    DAY 1: Thursday 22nd January.

    Venue: Committee Room, School of Social Sciences (SSS)-I, Jawaharlal
   Nehru University (JNU).

   9.00 – 9.30: Registration

   9.30 – Welcome by Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary of IDEAs.

   9.45 – 10.00: Conference Opening by Madhavan Palat, Dean, School
   of Sciences, JNU.

10.00 – 1.15: Session I

  The Contours of the New Imperialism

             Chairs: Madhavan Palat & Sunanda Sen

        (1) Samir Amin – The Contours of the New Imperialism

             Discussant: Venkatesh Athreya

        (2) Prabhat Patnaik – ' The New Imperialism’

             Discussant: Jomo K.S.

        (3) Korkut Boratav – ' Some Recent Changes in Relations
            Between the Metropoles and the Periphery of the
            Imperialist System’

             Discussant: C. P. Chandrasekhar.

1.15 - 2.30: Lunch Break

  2.30 - 5.45: Session II

  Instruments and Mechanisms of Neoliberalism: International Trade

             Chair: B. Bhattacharyya

        (1) Mumtaz Keklik - 'Development under the Current
             Multilateral Trading

           System: An Oxymoron'

             Discussant: Smitha Francis

         (2) Jayati Ghosh - 'Regionalism, Foreign Investment and Control:
            The New Rules of the Game Outside the WTO'

              Discussant: Rathin Roy

          (3) Alicia Puyana - 'Is There Convergence Between
               North American Free Trade Agreement Partners?'

               Discussant: Subrata Guha

Day II: Friday 23rd January.

10.00 - 1.15: Session I

  Instruments and Mechanisms of Neoliberalism: International Finance

             Chair: Ravi Srivastava

        (1) Jomo K.S. - Capital Controls

             Discussant: Parthapratim Pal

        (2) Erinc Yeldan - 'Capital's Response to Globalisation:
             A Comparative Analysis of the Adjustment Patterns of
             Mark-Ups in Post-Liberalisation Developing Countries'

             Discussant: Murali Kallummal

        (3) C.P. Chandrasekhar - 'Homogenising Financial Structures:
             The New Instrument of Imperialism'

              Discussant: Prasenjit Bose

1.15 - 2.30: Lunch Break

2.30 - 5.45: Session II

   Current Processes in the International Economy- I

             Chair:

        (1) Cui Zhiyuan - 'The Chinese Response to the US Pressure on
            RMB Appreciation'.

            Discussant: Madhura Swaminathan

        (2) Todd Tucker - 'Oil State in Revolt: Venezuela and the
            Fight Against Neo-Liberalism'

            Discussant: Praveen Jha

        (3) Jimi O. Adesina - 'From Development Crisis to
             Development Tragedy: Africa's Encounter with Neoliberalism'

             Discussant: Ashwini Deshpande

Day III: Saturday 24th January.

  10.00 - 1.15: Session I

   Current Processes in the International Economy- II

              Chair: Sheila Bhalla

        (1) William Tabb - 'Understanding and Challenging Global
             State Economic Governance'

             Discussant: Atul Sood

        (2) Terry McKinley - 'Economic Policies for Growth and
             Poverty Reduction: PRSPs, Neo-Liberal Conditionalities
             and 'Post-Consensus' Alternatives'

              Discussant: Ranja Sengupta

        (3) Abhijit Sen - Agrarian Crisis in Developing Countries in
             the Current Context

             Discussant: Korkut Boratav

1.15 - 2.30: Lunch Break

  2.30 - 5.30:

  Panel Discussion on 'Resisting Imperialism Today: Prospects and   Challenges'

  Chair: Irfan Habib

  Samir Amin, Korkut Boratav, Utsa Patnaik, Alicia Puyana,
Prabhat Patnaik, Aijaz Ahmad.

January 19, 2004.

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