Public Lecture: “Europe, Brexit, Poland: After Crises or Before the Next One,” by Professor Grzegorz Kolodko

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Public Lecture: “Europe, Brexit, Poland: After Crises or Before the Next One,” by Professor Grzegorz Kolodko

January 23, 2017 at 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Location:	Alumni Boardroom, Room 617 Robertson Hall
Cost:	Free

Lecture Abstract: The speaker analyzes recent crises facing the EU and argues that what dominates in economic processes is not continuity but rather permanent changes, which sometimes take surprising turns and happen in a cascading manner. Professor Kolodko will discuss the challenges of an “Even Greater Crisis” (EGC) facing the contemporary world and asks if the only way to avoid the EGC is to escape forward through a new pragmatism?

Speaker Biography: Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko served as Deputy Prime Minister (1994-97) and MInister of Finance (2002-03). He is a key architect of Polish reforms and the world’s most quoted Polish economist. He is a member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities and founder and Director of the Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER) at Kozminski University, Poland. Professor Kolodko is author of many research papers and numerous books and published in 26 languages.

Registration for this event is not required. Light refreshments will be provided.

This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM) and Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue (CETD) which receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and is supported by Carleton University.