World Bank and Asian Development Bank Institute Joint Public Seminar “Can a social democratic resolution resolve issues of inequality and incentives in India?”
Taking the opportunity of the visit by Michael Walton, Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Adviser for poverty and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Bank, the World Bank Tokyo Office will organize jointly with the Asian Development Bank Institute a public seminar “Can a social democratic resolution resolve issues of inequality and incentives in India?” featuring his presentation to discuss social democracy in India.
The speaker’s theme stems from the recognition that social democracy has been most successful, politically, economically and socially, in Europe, and most of all in Scandinavia. These are relatively equal and, especially in the case of Scandinavia, homogeneous societies, at least until recent times. Does it make sense to consider a social democratic resolution for India that is both much poorer, more unequal, more heterogeneous and emerging into globalized capitalism at a much later stage than the European countries?
To attend, please register online at the World Bank Tokyo Office website or send your name, affiliation, contact information via email to ptokyo@worldbank.org (admission is free).
Mr. Michael Walton, Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School
Michael Walton is Lecturer in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, DelhiandV.K.R.V. Rao Chair Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore for 2008 and 2009. From 1980-2004, he worked at the World Bank, including extended periods on Indonesia and Zimbabwe, adviser to two Chief Economists, Regional Chief Economist for East Asia and the Pacific (1995-97), Director for Poverty Reduction (1997-2000), Chief Economist for Human Development (1999-2000) and Adviser for poverty and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean(2000-2004). He was part of the management group for World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty, and played a central role in the design of the poverty reduction strategy process for low income countries. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked for the Central Planning and Development Office for the Government of Lesotho, 1977-79.
Moderator
Dr. Mario B. Lamberte, Director, Research Department, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Michael Walton is Lecturer in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, DelhiandV.K.R.V. Rao Chair Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore for 2008 and 2009. From 1980-2004, he worked at the World Bank, including extended periods on Indonesia and Zimbabwe, adviser to two Chief Economists, Regional Chief Economist for East Asia and the Pacific (1995-97), Director for Poverty Reduction (1997-2000), Chief Economist for Human Development (1999-2000) and Adviser for poverty and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean(2000-2004). He was part of the management group for World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty, and played a central role in the design of the poverty reduction strategy process for low income countries. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked for the Central Planning and Development Office for the Government of Lesotho, 1977-79.
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