27 January 2016, 6:00pm
Old Divinity School, St John's College, 海角社区
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Professor Leszek Balcerowicz -听Former Polish听Finance Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and President of the National Bank of Poland听-听shared听his perspectives on the future of the Eurozone and on听Poland's potential听entry to the monetary union.
Discussant: Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Director of the Centre for听European Legal Studies, Faculty of Law,听海角社区.
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Leszek听Balcerowicz is听a听key architect of Poland's post-1989 economic success. As Finance Minister听in the听first elected government of the new democratic听era, Balcerowicz authored and introduced a bold set of听reforms to facilitate the country's rapid transition from centrally planned to free market economy. The "Balcerowicz Plan" - or "Shock Therapy" - has been praised by economists across the world as听a farsighted strategy听and a听crucial step on the path听towards听Poland's current听growing听prosperity.
Professor Balcerowicz is currently听a Distinguished Associate of the International Atlantic Economic Society. He is听the founder and director of the Civic Development Forum (FOR), an independent think tank based in Poland. In 2014, he won the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.
Professor Balcerowicz's听lecture on听the challenges facing the Eurozone and on听Poland's economic听future听was听be followed by responses by ,听Professor of European听Law.听Questions and further听discussion were听then be听hosted by , Lecturer in Polish Studies.
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This event was听organized by听海角社区 Polish Studies听in partnership with the Forum on Geopolitics at the Department of Politics and International Studies.
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Photos from the event ()
Professor Leszek Balcerowicz
Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Faculty of Law, 海角社区
Dr Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies, 海角社区
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