The Future of the Global Economy Roundtable on Campus this Thursday!

Date: Thursday 15 October
Time: 12:30-2:00 pm
Location: Women’s Federation Room, Level 1, Old Government House, near the corner of Princes Street and Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland.

 Presenters: Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, and Rod Oram

This seminar is hosted by the University of Auckland Masters in Public Policy programme. Click here for information about upcoming seminars.

The past eighteen months have proved especially turbulent for the global economy. The recession has had different impacts around the world, but many commentators have declared it to be the worst economic downturn since the Depression of the 1930s. As a small, open economy, New Zealand has always been highly sensitive to global economic conditions. In this seminar, we discuss key drivers of the contemporary global economy. We are particularly keen to consider the likely trajectory of the global economy in the coming decade and expected implications that forthcoming changes will have on New Zealand’s economic performance and social wellbeing.

Jane Kelsey (Presenter 1) is a Professor of Law at the University Auckland and the author of several books on globalisation and its impacts on New Zealand. Her latest book on globalisation, Serving Whose Interests? The Political Economy of Trade in Services Agreements, was published by Routledge in 2008.

Rod Oram (Presenter 2) is one of New Zealand’s foremost business commentators. His book Reinventing Paradise was published by Penguin in 2007.

The Auckland Public Policy Seminars are free to the public. No registration is required. You can simply turn up on the day.