Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
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The Society for International Development (SIO)<br />
Announcesits<br />
18th World Conference, Rome 1-4 July <strong>1985</strong><br />
World Development: Risks and Opportunities<br />
Why? " Pictures of hunger in Ethiopia are fresh in the mind- they are the same as those from the Sahei In<br />
1981, Bangladesh in 1971, Biafra in 1969 ... Money has rained on jungles and deserts for 30 years: In<br />
the end only poverty grows. Why?<br />
" Affluence in the North has not guaranteed happiness, peace or stability to anyone. Too much comfort<br />
is hiding the fundamental problem: is the "Welfare State" obsolete?<br />
" People's organisations are claiming their right to resources and power. X is time not to leave<br />
development to government and market place alone. How can the space for non-governmental action<br />
be enlarged?<br />
The Conference will address these and many other questions relating to Development, Peace and<br />
Security which face a world in trouble, identifying causes, debates and intuitions in the pluralistic and<br />
conflicting reality which defines this planet Participants from diverse backgrounds, grassroot ~orkers<br />
to people in power, specialists to activists, will create a forum geared to a committed search for<br />
development alternatives.<br />
Who? Cardinal Ams, Robert Mugabe, Marie-AngAlique Savanb, Richard Falk, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Sat*<br />
Aziz, Frances Stewart (among others) will talk about such topics as access to land, right to cultural<br />
difference, the Sahai, or the current problematlque of international cooperation.<br />
Erhard Eppler, Inga Thorsson. Michael Cooley, Rajni Kothari. Filipe Herrera (among others) will<br />
contribute on such toocs as oovertv of affluence. the erosion of emDlovment. . . reconversion of the arm's<br />
industries, or militarization and himan fights.<br />
Ortando Fals Borda. Petra Kelly, Marc Nerfin, Don Mills, Eleonora Masini, Ela Bhan (among others) will<br />
smak about such tooics as social movements in the North. ~anicioatow . action research, grassroots<br />
experiments in various continents or visions of desirable societies.<br />
HOW? In 3 plenary sessions and 50 panels in which presentations and contributions from all pariicipants are<br />
welcome; many informal meetings; open sessions; Barbara Ward lecture; a book fair etc.<br />
For a full preliminary programme of the Conference and more information please contact SID Interna-<br />
tional Secretariat - Paiazzo Civilta del Ldvoro, 00144 Rome; Telex: 612339 GBG I.