Key Issues
Market-driven globalization has left no economy, rich or poor, untouched. Global trade and financial integration have reached an unprecedented scale, involving a continuously growing number of economies, goods, services and financial instruments. As a result, international competition has intensified, and the interdependence of economies is so great that events and policies originating in one part of the globe have an impact on other parts of the world.
Putting liberalized markets and flexible prices at centre stage, as economies have done for much of the past 25 years, is not enough to meet the complex challenges posed by globalization in a world characterized by wide gaps in incomes and productive capacities.
A concrete vision of a global partnership for development based on new realities should be forged to achieve a more equitable and effective balance between open global markets, the sovereignty of the nation State, the rule of law and related international regulations and codes of conduct.
Purpose of the event:
The round table will allow participants, including renowned experts, to address key social and gender issues linked to globalization.
It will provide an opportunity to identify new ideas and policies aimed at bolstering economic development to create more jobs, raise standards of living and reduce poverty.
Contact:
Mr. Detlef Kotte
Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
Tel.: +41 22 917 5837
Fax: +41 22 917 0274
E-mail: detlef.kotte
unctad.org