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Former Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor Defends the Record of Global Free Trade

300 million people were brought out of poverty in China and India in the last twenty years the trade expert tells UCLA undergraduates.
Posted: 6/6/2005

Future of Iraq, Israel-Palestine Conflict, and Central Asia Weighed at International Conference

Three-day meeting at UCLA hears reports on "The Middle East in 2005"
Posted: 5/27/2005

Global Entertainment and Popular Culture

Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
Posted: 5/17/2005

UC Regents discuss Sudan investments

For the first time since students began their campaign for divestment from Sudan earlier this year, the UC Board of Regents publicly discussed its investments in the country in a meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. Visit UC Sudan Divestment Taskforce http://www.ucdivestsudan.com
Posted: 5/17/2005

Greece: Lessons of Her Performance in the European Union

Professor Stergios Babanassis, from the Univesity of Aegean, discusses comparative studies of countries, Europe, Economic integration, International linkages to development, Role of the International organization, long term indicators.
Posted: 5/16/2005

Islam in China -- a workshop for teachers

May 14 workshop looks at the history of Islam in China, at Muslim societies in China, and the lives of Chinese Muslims. Enrollment space is limited.
Posted: 4/21/2005

The Business of Lobbying in China

Scott Kennedy discusses the growing influence of domestic & foreign businesses on China's national economic policy
Posted: 4/19/2005

European Trade Conference Covers Wide Range of Issues

Experts report on U.S.-Hungarian trade, Russia's power plays in oil, the Central European film industry, and EU trade policy.
Posted: 3/18/2005

Electoral Democracy Has Yet to Shake Mexico's Corrupt Bureaucracy

Alejandro Gertz Manero, Vicente Fox's former National Secretary of Security, points to the dramatic rise in drug use and crime in his country as proof that the reforms have gone only half way.
Posted: 3/16/2005

France and Globalization in the Late 18th Century: The Kourou Disaster

Noted British historian Emma Rothschild recalls a terrible turning point in French efforts to expand into the New World.
Posted: 3/14/2005

Contemporary Ethiopia: Revolution and Transformation?

What is the status of Ethiopia, 20 years after famine relief? Why hasn't Ethiopia progressed as predicted? Former Clinton advisor for Africa, Gayle Smith, along with leading Ethiopian scholar, Edmond Keller, lead a panel discussion focusing on the state of Ethiopia. Where were you when "We Are the World" dominated the radio waves? Marcia Thomas of USA for Africa discusses the 1984 famine relief effort and pop culture.
Posted: 3/10/2005

Mao and Markets -- Business the Chinese Way

Nick Steele, a student in last year's Shanghai Global Institute, discusses working in a rapidly changing China.
Posted: 3/8/2005

The Future of the Greater China Economy

The Third Wilbur K. Woo Conference on the Greater China Economy held at UCLA
Posted: 3/1/2005

Graduate Students Present Research on the European Union

Doctoral students from seven California universities offer papers on the EU's institutional framework, economy, international role, and citizenship policies.
Posted: 2/15/2005

Study Globalization in China

UCLA's unique summer program combines courses on globalization, language, with field study in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Posted: 12/13/2004

Two Economists Look at Europe's Economic Slowdown

Economic growth and labor productivity have been slowing in Europe as workers take more leisure time. Two experts look at why.
Posted: 11/22/2004

African Union Representative Explains New Continentwide Organization

UN representative faces sharp criticism of AU role in Darfur during UCLA discussion.
Posted: 11/4/2004

Three Mexican Governors Discuss the Future of Their Country

Overflow crowd hear governors from three parties speak on the new pluralism and Mexico's place in a globalized world.
Posted: 10/28/2004

Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum

Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004

2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China

Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004

Some Improvement in Long Slump, But Japan's Economic Woes Not over Yet

Journalist Sam Jameson sees banks as weakest point in shaky recovery.
Posted: 6/21/2004

Trade Blocs, Neoliberalism, and the Quality of Life in Latin America

UCLA conference explores Mercosur, NAFTA, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Posted: 6/16/2004

Government's Role in Development: The Case of Brazil under the Workers Party

Sociologist Peter B. Evans modifies his "embedded autonomy" theory to take account of the pressures of international finance on Third World states and alternatives to an industrialization strategy.
Posted: 6/2/2004

UCLA Conference Looks at Expansion of European Union

European and American experts, the German ambassador, and former vice chancellor of Austria weigh implications of the May 1 accession of 10 new states.
Posted: 5/5/2004

Lawrence Lessig Sees Public Domain Sinking in a Sea of Overregulation

Stanford law professor says digital age should usher in creative use of digital materials, not prosecution of 12 year olds for downloading music.
Posted: 5/3/2004

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