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Social justice: Going beyond GDP per capita

In the Plenary Session at the top of the first day of conference, John E. Roemer criticised classical theories of economic development that focus heavily on GDP per capita as the measure of social...

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Alternative perspectives on social justice

The ERF 20th Anniversary Conference threw its doors open this morning to vibrant discussions around issues of social justice. Widely considered to be one of the main factors fuelling the fires of...

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Upgrading and formalizing SMEs in MENA

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the economic structure of developing countries. Which makes sense considering that they are mostly over-populated, their governments are low on...

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Welcome Dinner: a celebration of people and powerful ideas

The Welcome and 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner was held on the first evening of the conference, with  Raed Safadi in place as the Master of Ceremony. He set the tone by picking up on the theme of...

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Income inequality: the Latin American experience

As part of the second plenary looking at ‘Comparative Experiences of Social Justice‘ Carlos Vélez (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia) presented a case on inequality in Latin America. Despite...

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Social justice, neo-liberalism and Islamic thought

Mahmoud El-Gamal, the second speaker in today’s plenary session, tackled themes at the very heart of this year’s conference. Asking what do we mean by social justice, El-Gamal examined theories of...

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The issue of capture and the failure of free public services

Day Two of the ERF 20th Anniversary Conference explored comparative experiences of social justice and provided participants with a highly informative and enriching second plenary session. Chaired by...

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Macroeconomics, Iran and Egypt experiences

Hoda Selim was the discussant for two papers falling under the macroeconomic theme at the ERF 20th Annual Conference. The first paper entitled ‘Iran’s inflation Experience: Demand Pressures, External...

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ERF’s 21st Annual Conference Nearing

This blog is written by Ahmed Goher, Economic Research Forum From 2010 to around mid-2012, uprisings swept MENA in what has come to be known as the ‘Arab Spring.’ While bread was at the forefront of...

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ERF 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

This blog is edited by Ahmed Goher (Economic Research Forum) The Economic Research Forum (ERF) announced that is inviting proposals for papers to be presented in ERF’s 22nd Annual Conference, which...

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