Much has been said about the engines of growth in the Enhanced Engagement (EE) countries. But there is relatively scant forward-looking analysis on the sustainability of growth in these countries.
The Economics Department organised a seminar on 24 September 2009 to bridge this gap in the policy debate by identifying potential sources of growth in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa, as well as policy challenges for sustaining long-term growth in these countries.
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Welcome remarks
Mr. Andrew Dean, Director, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department
Session 1: Country experiences: Brazil, China and India
Chair: Mr. Eric Burgeat, Director, Centre for Co operation with Non Members, OECD
Brazil
Speaker: Ms. Eliana Cardoso, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and World Bank
Discussant: Mr. Luiz de Mello, OECD Economics Department
Presentations: A brief history of Brazil's growth by Eliana Cardoso and Vladimir Teles
Comments on the presentation by Luiz de Mello
Floor discussions
China
Speaker: Mr. Gang Fan, National Economic Research Institute, China
Discussant: Mr. Richard Herd, OECD Economics Department
Presentation: Growth Pattern and its Sustainability: China Towards 2020 by Gang Fan
Floor discussions
India
Speaker: Mr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, India
Discussant: Ambassador Dominic Martin, UK Delegation to the OECD
Presentation: India’s Growth Acceleration: The Third Phase! by Dr. Arvind Virmani
Floor discussions
Session 2: Country Experiences: Indonesia and South Africa
Chair: Mr. Andrew Dean, Director, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department
Indonesia
Speakers: Mr. Muhammad Chatib Basri, Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia, and Mr. Sjamsu Rahardja, World Bank, Jakarta
Discussant: Mr. Kiichiro Fukasaku, OECD Development Centre
Presentations: Indonesia navigating beyond recovery: Growth strategy for an archipelagic country by Mr. Chatib Basri and Sjamsu Rahardja
Comments on the presentation by Kiichiro Fukasaku
Floor discussions
South Africa
Speaker: Mr. Johannes Fedderke, University of Cape Town
Discussant: Mr. Geoff Barnard, OECD Economics Department
Presentations: Sustainable Growth in South Africa by Johannes W. Fedderke
Comments on the presentation by Geoff Barnard
Floor discussions
Panel discussions
Chair: Mr. Val Koromzay, former Director, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department
Speakers: Prof. Eliana Cardoso, Mr. Gang Fan, Mr. Arvind Virmani, Mr. Sjamsu Rahardja and Prof. Johannes Fedderke
Closing remarks
Mr. Val Koromzay, former Director, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department, and Mr. Andrew Dean, Director, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department
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