Special Conference: Peace Through Reconstruction (co-sponsored by the Earth Institute, Columbia University)
Conference Materials
Introductory Remarks from Edmund Phelps
Download Closing Remarks from Dr. Joseph Salim on behalf of the Sponsors
Speaker Bios
Sponsor Notes
Video Coverage
View Phelps, Sachs and Hubbard Weighing In on Rebuilding War-Torn Societies
View Introductory Speeches from Professor Edmund Phelps, Director of the CCS, and Professor Jeff Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute
View Panel 1: Issues, Lessons and Policy Guidelines for Effective Reconstruction
View Panel 2: A Change in Strategy for Economic Reconstruction in Afghanistan
View Lunch Speech from Amb. Alvaro de Soto with an Introduction by Prof. Nicholas B. Dirks
View Panel 3: Economic Strategies for War-Torn Countries
View Panel 4: Aid, Investment and Community-based Approaches to Reconstruction in Africa
Panelists' Presentations And Remarks
Speakers' presentations can be found under the Working Papers page.