Setting a New Development Path in Brazil

World Bank-Civil Society February Lunch Discussion on "Setting a New Development Path in Brazil?" will be held on February 23 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC. 

It is co-sponsored by the Global Civil Society Team and the Latin America and the Caribbean Region Civil Society Team of the World Bank.  The discussion will focus on the macro-economic and social policies of President Lula's administration, which are attracting a good deal of international attention.  The discussion will also analyze the role Brazilian civil society is playing in the government, as well as the evolving relationship between the government and the Bank.  The discussion will be lead by a panel composed of Otaviano Canuto, Brazil's Executive Director at the World Bank, Stan Gacek, Director for the Americas Region at the AFLCIO, and Joachim von Amsberg, Senior Economist at the Bank's Brazil Program.

A video file from the discussion will be available from the Bank's B-SPAN website with a short summary of the discussion.

Useful links:

World Bank Brazil website
Latin America and the Caribbean Region Civil Society Team of the World Bank
World Bank Dialogue with Civil Society