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Agenda
May 6-8, 2003
Narayani Hotel — Kathmandu, Nepal
January 6, 2003
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
- Welcome and announcements.
- Introduction: Ed Martin, MCC Director for Central and South Asia
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| 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
- "Globalization and Human Survival," Gabriele Dietrich, National Alliance of People's Movement, India
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| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
- "The Non-Working Western Globalization Pardigm," Tanvir Ahmed Khan, Centre for Human Resource Development, Bangladesh
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| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
- "The Global Trading System: Implications for Human Development in South Asia," Posh Raj Pandey, Nepal's Accession to the World Trade Organization
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| 8:15 p.m. (optional) . |
- Film: "The Big One," (a humorous look at American capitalism, by Michael Moore)
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January 7, 2003
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| 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
- "Market-Oriented Reforms Growth, Poverty and Equity in Nepal," Binod K. Karmacharya, Asian Development Bank, Nepal
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| 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
- "The Globalization of Market-Led Corporate Agriculture and its Impact on Small Farmers, Gatherers and Artisans," Ardhendu Chatterjee, Development Research Communication Service Center, India
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| 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
- "The Globalization of Market-Led Corporate Agriculture and its Impact on Small Farmers, Gatherers and Artisans," Ardhendu Chatterjee, Development Research Communication Service Center, India
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| 8:15 p.m. (optional) . |
- Film:"The Truman Show" (drama that explores the role of media and marketing in society, directed by Peter Weir)
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January 8, 2003
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| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
- Panel discussion: "Globalization and Trafficking in South Asia," Archana Tamang, Save the Children Alliance, Nepal, and Sayyida Akhter Kumkum, Prabartana, Bangladesh
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| 11:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
- Summary reflections and discussion
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| 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
- Concluding comments: Ron Flaming, MCC Director of International Programs
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