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Vladimir Popov, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Economics, Covid, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Recession, DOC Research Institute, James K. Galbraith, Research Institute, Global Pandemic, UN Economic & Social Affairs, Dialogue of Civilizations
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AN URGENT CALL: A PEOPLE"S VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19
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An Urgent Call: A People's Vaccine Against Covid-19 (Jomo in minute 9-32; 54-66; 116:40-109:15Covid, medical, economy
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9 June 2020: IHD-ILO-ISLE Virtual Conference - Day 2
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Learning in Governance in times of COVID-19
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Why did the West not learn from the examples of good governance in Kerala and East Asia? What are local and national administrations learning from this pandemic in terms of the governance of migrants and the urban poor? In this end-of-Trinity edition of the COVID-19 Talks, we will have a special panel composed by former UN Assistant Secretary-General Jomo Kwame Sundaram, social policy researcher Mukta Naik, and MPP student Isabela Blumm. They will present on the varied experiences in COVID governance of Western nations, India, and Brazil and discuss how governments and relevant social actors are changing and adapting due to the challenges of COVID-19.Entertainment
Beyond the Lockdown: Towards the ‘New Normal’
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Global Pandemic Webinar Series: Economics and the Threat of Recession
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Focusing on economics and the threat of global recession in light of the Covid-19 crisis, this webinar featured three expert speakers considering the following topics: Potential depression and recovery forecasted Emerging economic models – analysing crisis impact Global supply chains explained Production, trade, and work – imagining a post-crisis world Our three expert speakers: Jomo Kwame Sundaram, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development. James K. Galbraith, an economist and professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, former advisor to the Sanders presidential campaign. Vladimir Popov, former senior advisor at the UN dept. for Economic and Social Affairs and current research director at the DOC. Find out more about the webinar series: https://doc-research.org/2020/04/global-pandemic-way-forward/News & Politics
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About Jomo
Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Senior Adviser at the Khazanah Research Institute. He is also Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, and Visiting Professor at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.
He was a member of the Economic Action Council, chaired by the seventh Malaysian Prime Minister, and the 5-member Council of Eminent Persons appointed by him, Professor at the University of Malaya (1986-2004), Founder-Chair of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development (2005-2012), Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development (2006-2012), Assistant Director General for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (2012-2015) and third Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia (2016-2017).
He received the 2007 Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.
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 TheStar 26 June 2020 |  The Star 20 Sept 2019Political will needed to push for renewable energy |  The Star 10July 2019Malaysian businesses need boost |
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 The Star 9 Oct 2019Subsidise public transport for bottom 40% |  The Edge 26 Sept 2019Call for measures to counteract global headwinds |  The Edge 9 Oct 2019Subsidise public transportation, not fuel |
 The Star 8 Oct 2019Subsidise public transportation for bottom 70% |  TheEdge 2Oct 2019"We need to counteract downward forces" |
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