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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
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SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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DTEND:20200822T020000Z
LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
DTSTAMP:20260710T180258Z
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DTSTART:20200823T020000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20200823T020000Z
LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Summer School 2020: Globalization and Development Strategies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom the transformation of economics to economic transforma
 tion: Pathways to a better future\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will take place on
 line only\, from 16 to 23 August 2020. The Initiative will host a pre-meet
 ing on 15 August\, allowing all participants to get to know each other bef
 ore the school begins.\n\nThe global financial crisis triggered widespread
  protests against the power of finance and the deep inequalities and anxie
 ties that haunt the hyperglobalized world\, but did not inspire any courag
 eous reform effort or produce a serious rethinking of how we approach the 
 ordering of economic life.\n\nRestoring the health of the financial sector
  and the portfolios of institutional investors was the priority of policym
 akers\, while protecting the livelihoods of working families and assisting
  the recovery of local communities was relegated to a second-order problem
 \, at best.\n\nAs a result\, the norms\, rules and institutions of the hyp
 erglobalized world survived largely intact and the economic theories that 
 failed to see or\, worse still\, contributed to\, the disaster have contin
 ued to dominate university curricula and to frame the range of acceptable 
 policy options to economic challenges facing governments at all levels of 
 development.\n\nThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has highlighted 
 – arguably more profoundly than before – the disconnect between what m
 akes for healthy communities and what constitutes a healthy economy.\n\n\n
  \n \n\nThe school welcomes applications from young policymakers and sch
 olars\, as well as members of the diplomatic corps based in Geneva.\n\nDea
 dline for applications: 10 August\n\n\n\n\n\nThe abrupt work stoppage forc
 ed developed country Governments to provide novel support packages for dis
 tressed families and there is a good deal of talk about building a better 
 recovery that leaves no one behind\, yet even the significant national pac
 kages adopted by Group of 20 member countries have focused on bailing out 
 large corporations\, while the international community has failed to provi
 de meaningful support to countries lacking the fiscal and policy space to 
 deal with the pandemic\, let alone with the significant economic damage re
 sulting from what the International Monetary Fund has called the “great 
 lockdown”.\n\nSummer School 2020 aims to connect the intellectual challe
 nge of rethinking economic analysis to the practical challenge of building
  a healthier\, more resilient\, more equal and greener future for all. Stu
 dents will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one mentorship with th
 e speakers and can participate in a blogpost writing competition\, by subm
 itting a short\, accessible article on one of the themes addressed\, benef
 iting from the advice of the speakers. For details\, visit the Young Schol
 ars Initiative platform.\n\n\nhttps://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5efe17
 af6ac42561652aedfa/event/5efe1a4b6ac42561652b02e1\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/summer-school-2020-globalization-and-dev
 elopment-strategies
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