EVENT: The Future of Latin America – Friday – September 12 – 4:30 – 6:30 PM

This event is free, but please register here.

Friday, September 12

4:30-6:00 pm / Reception to Follow

Woodlands Ballroom, The Inn at Penn

3660 Sansom Street, Lobby Level

Co-sponsored by the Penn Latin American and Latino Studies Program and La Casa Latina.

FORMER BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT CARLOS MESA is in a unique position to grapple with Latin America’s alternatives for regional development. He is a leading historian of Bolivia and a longtime print and television journalist with a deep knowledge of his nation and region. As president, Mesa sought to balance economic growth, spurred by the discovery of natural gas reserves in Bolivia, with the needs of the poor and the rights of indigenous peoples.

As the opening speaker for Penn DCC’s 2014-15 series on the theme, “Post-Neoliberal Latin America,” Mesa will help chart a course between right and left; between neoliberal capitalism and resurgent socialism; between the interests of Latin America’s diverse nations and that of the region as a whole; and between the claims of the past and the possibilities for the future.

This event is free, but please register here.

Upcoming:

10/02: Social Investment in Latin America (Evelyne Huber)

11/06: The Political Economy of Post-Neoliberal Latin America (Maristella Svampa)

12/04: Civic and Social Inclusion in Latin America (David Smilde)

For a complete and updated list of upcoming events,
go to the DCC Events Page.