LAUNCH OF THE PERSPECTIVES

ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 2012

- SOCIAL COHESION IN A SHIFTING WORLD -

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LAUNCH OF THE PERSPECTIVES

ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 2012

- SOCIAL COHESION IN A SHIFTING WORLD -

Co-organised by the OECD Development Centre and the Club de Madrid

At OECD Headquarters, Paris, France On 21 November 2011

With the financial support of:

Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas

And

the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Social cohesion and development in a new global economic context

The economic developments of the last two decades characterized by a major realignment of the global economy towards emerging and developing countries – a phenomenon called “Shifting Wealth” – offer new wealth and opportunities to improve not only economic but also social and political outcomes. Recent events such as the Arab spring revolutions, labour disputes in China, and trade unionists’ street protests in India highlight people’s aspirations to go beyond economic performance and to grasp these opportunities to create the conditions for more inclusive growth and cohesive societies.

Rapid growth in emerging and developing countries has lifted millions of people out of poverty, but is also associated with persisting vulnerability and high inequalities putting social cohesion under threat and risking undermining long-term development prospects. This situation calls for an examination of development paradigms and the policy options to foster more equal, shared and cohesive societies.

The OECD Development Centre in collaboration with the Club de Madrid aims to contribute to the international dialogue on progress by examining the role of social cohesion in development and proposing new policy solutions to promote social cohesion in a shifting world.

The OECD Perspectives on Global Development 2012 – Social Cohesion in a Shifting World

The OECD Perspectives on Global Development (PGD) identifies, analyses and provides workable policy solutions for a pressing global development challenge. Having focused on major macroeconomic changes occurring in the world economy – the “Shifting Wealth” - in 2010, the PGD report now turns to the challenge of building more cohesive societies in the new global context.

The launch of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012 is a joint initiative between the OECD Development Centre and the Club de Madrid. It has been made possible thanks to the financial support of Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Through the Shared Societies initiative, the Members of the Club de Madrid – former Heads of State and Government – contribute to the policy dialogue towards reinforcing social cohesion. The Shared Societies Project is a global effort to provide leaders with greater understanding of the benefits of social cohesion; practical ideas and approaches on how to achieve a shared society; and encouragement and support as they advance towards that goal. The project is designed in the belief that societies are most likely to be peaceful, democratic and prosperous when leaders and citizens recognize the value of diversity and actively build a shared society.

11:00 – 11:30 Opening remarks

Pier Carlo PADOAN, Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, OECD

Wim KOK, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and President of Club de Madrid

11:30 – 13:30 Session 1 – Presentation of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012

Moderator: Clem McCartney, Policy and Content Coordinator, The Shared Societies Project, Club de Madrid

SpeakersPresentation of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012: Social Cohesion in a Shifting World by Mario PEZZINI, Director, OECD Development Centre

Alan HIRSCH, Deputy Director General, Economic Policy, Department of Monitoring and Evaluation, Presidency of South Africa

François BOURGUIGNON, Director, Paris School of Economics

Ricardo LAGOS, former President of Chile and member of Club de Madrid

13:30 - 15:00 Lunch (room G. Marshall)

Agenda

15:00 - 17:00 Session 2 – Experiences and good practices in overcoming resistance in public policy making towards reinforcing social cohesion and Shared Societies

Which policy reforms for strengthening social cohesion?What are the conditions and bottlenecks for policy implementation?

What are the lessons to draw from past successes and failures?

The second session will take the form of a working group and will be dedicated to the sharing of experiences and the exchange of good practices in public policy making for fostering social cohesion. It will gather policy makers and experts who will analyse the challenges facing governments and the reforms required to meet these challenges. A particular attention will be given to bottlenecks and conditions for good policies to emerge.

Moderator: Owen Fairclough, Business Editor, France 24

Panel discussion

Wim KOK, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and President of Club de Madrid

Sarah COOK, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

António MASCARENHAS MONTEIRO, former President of Cape Verde and member of Club de Madrid

Ahmed LAHLIMI ALAMI, High Commissioner for Planning, Morocco

17:00 – 17:15 Concluding remarks

Carlos ALVAREZ, Deputy Director, OECD Development Centre

17:15 – 19:00 Cocktail (Atrium)