Hard Truths About Global Growth
Michael Spence examines the causes of recent distress in both advanced and developing economies and evaluates potential policy responses.
Speaker: Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Reuben Jeffery III, Former Undersecretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
April 20, 2009
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