Public Lecture @ LSE, Thursday 2 October

PUBLIC LECTURE @ LSE
THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER, 6.30-8PM

The Two Faces of Asia: bridging the gap between high growth economies and the poor

SPEAKER: Rajat M Nag

In many Asian countries the gap between rich and poor is widening, exacerbated by rising fuel and food prices. Policymakers face extraordinary challenges in closing this gap and spreading the benefits of to the most vulnerable in their societies.

Rajat Nag is managing director general of the Asian Development Bank

This event is free no ticket is required
Those interested kindly meet in reception at 5pm, Thursday 2 October.

Sites/Links & Books

Here are some sites/links; some were recommended to me, others I stumbled upon, and I found them to be rather useful.

http://www.mises.org

http://www.alternet.org/story/12652

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/journals.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo (Randy Pausch's Last Lecture)

Also, interesting reads..




Zbigniew Brzezinski - The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives (Basic Books)












Paul Krugman - The Accidental Theorist (Penguin Books)















Jim Rogers - Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip (Random House Trade Paperbacks)












THANKS MING!

Chik A5