CPE at IR/PS, the Department of Economics, IICAS, and the WUN present:

April 25 - 26, 2008
9:15 AM - 6:00 PM (Friday, April 25, 2008)
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Saturday, April 26, 2008)

University of California, San Diego

Free and Open to UCSD Staff, Faculty, and Students

Meals are not being provided although registration is required. Please register by 1 PM Monday, April 21, 2008. Registration information is available online here.

Abstract:
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 Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD, the Department of Economics at UCSD, the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS) at UCSD, and the World University Network.