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SUMMARY:IDEAS Webinar Series: Reviving Central Planning - A Global South Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The International Development Economics Associates Ltd/IDEAS is organising a webinar series on the past\, present and future of central planning. The webinars will be moderated by Farwa Sial\, IDEAS’ Asian Regional Director\, Research and Policy\, while the webinars discussants will be C. P. Chandrasekhar\, IDEAS’ Global Director\, Research and Policy and Prabhat Patnaik\, Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University. \nA summary of the webinar series can be found below: \n\nThe collapse of the Soviet Union was one of the seismic shifts of the 20th century. It created a crisis for state-led development models. The most direct impacts were on the 15 former Soviet republics and the Eastern Bloc countries of the Warsaw Pact. But many developing countries\, particularly in Africa and Asia\, which had adopted elements of central planning and state-led development\, often influenced by Soviet ideology or simply seeing it as a tool for rapid industrialisation\, also encountered a setback. In what followed\, countries actively sought integration with the developed market economies by adopting policies recommended by Western economic institutions\, like the International Monetary Fund\, the World Bank\, and later the World Trade Organisation. In doing so\, they adopted market-oriented principles and ultimately abandoned central planning in different ways. Some embarked on a wholesale and difficult transition towards market economies (often called ‘shock therapy’)\, while others transformed their specific models of socialism into varied models of ‘market socialism’. \nHowever\, integration with the world capitalist market came with a heavy cost for the majority of countries as the impact of neoliberalism and its current decline prove. This webinar series aims to explore the basics of central planning as they existed around the world and understand the relevance of planned development today. The discussions will focus on the diverse cases of Russia\, Eastern Europe\, and East Asia to provide a historical analysis of their respective planning models\, an assessment of the strengths and limitations of their implementation of these models\, as well as an introduction to the rich analysis that emerged from the economic debates and ideas of economists on the idea of and the actual experience with planning. \nList of webinars \n\nWhy revisit national planning? (Schedule: 22 June\, 10:30 UTC)\nNational planning: The Soviet Union model (Schedule: 22 July\, 10:30 UTC)\nTransition economies: Did Eastern European specificities matter? (Schedule: 22 August\, 10:30 UTC)\nEast Asian transition economies: Cambodia\, Laos\, and Vietnam (Schedule: 22 September\, 10:30 UTC)\nThe transition in China: A new planning model? (Schedule: 22 October\, 10:30 UTC)\nThe history and question of planning in Africa (Schedule: 22 November\, 10:30 UTC)\nThe history and question of planning in West Asia (Schedule: 22 December\, 10:30 UTC)\n\n\nYou can find out more about the webinar series here\, while you can register for the webinar series here and you can watch a YouTube livestream of the webinar series here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/ideas-webinar-series-reviving-central-planning-a-global-south-perspective/
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SUMMARY:Attac Summer Academy 2026 - Riding the Monster
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place in German. \n(The text below has been copied and translated from the original event website): \nDay after day\, the news paints a bleak picture of social developments: massive arms buildup and militarization\, a global struggle over raw materials and the energy systems of the future\, a rise in anti-feminism and gender-based violence\, radical attacks on the welfare state\, climate disasters\, rising fascism…\nAt first glance\, then\, there isn’t much reason to hope for a better world. But anyone who isn’t satisfied with that first glance can recognize the contradictions\, fault lines\, and counter-movements that also play a role in current developments. There is resistance; new alliances are forming; and issues once thought dead\, such as “socialization\,” are experiencing a resurgence. In many areas\, there is a struggle over the direction of development\, but concepts are still lacking on how these moments of rupture could be harnessed for emancipatory purposes. \nThe Attac Summer Academy aims to contribute to this effort. We are aware that a sustainable solution to these problems cannot be found in fairer capitalist conditions\, but only in a radical socio-ecological transformation of our modes of production and ways of life. But where could this transformation begin?\nHow do we achieve a just global financial order? What might a non-exploitative North-South relationship look like? How do we envision a society in which gender no longer plays a role?  How can we expand the sector of public services and remove it from the realm of the for-profit economy?\nFinding answers to such questions is certainly not easy. But together we can learn and discuss\, meet new people and discover new ideas\, share the joy of new insights\, encourage one another\, and return to our daily political work with renewed energy. \nThat’s why we need the Summer Academy. We look forward to seeing you there. \n  \nIn this context\, numerous workshops will address questions of democratic planning of economic processes:\n– Samuel Decker: Democratization of economic planning\n– Sabine Nuss: The myth of private property and possible alternatives\n– Vincent Janz: Public luxury; Socialization of the energy sector\n– Alex Wischnewski: Feminist socialization\n– Patrick Kaczmarczyk: Public holding companies\n– Paula Haufe: Public banks\n– Thomas Eberhardt-Köster: Socialization at the municipal level \nParticipation is free of charge\, and childcare is provided. Free sleeping accommodations are available in the schools sports hall. For more information and to register\, visit the event website.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/attac-summer-academy-2026-riding-the-monster/
LOCATION:Freie Waldorfschule Frankfurt\, Friedlebenstr. 52\, Frankfurt\, 60433\, Germany
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