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Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Economics and Politics

The Institute for New Economic Thinking, The Centre for International Governance Innovation, and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change host its third annual plenary conference in Berlin from April 12 to 15, 2012. The conference, entitled “Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Economics and Politics," takes place in the Axica Conference Center adjacent to the world famous Brandenburg Gate.

About 300 scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers convene in the eye of the European economic hurricane to reconsider conventional economic thinking. The challenges posed by inequality, unemployment, climate change, and global financial disarray call for new economic thinking that is open, credible, and relevant in the current world; that offers vision amid uncertainty, and that fosters cooperation where there is fragmentation.

The conference is organized in conjunction with INET partners, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC).

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Featured Materials

Welcome Remarks at INET's Paradigm Lost Conference

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Thomas A. Bernes, Robert Johnson and more
Robert Johnson, Peter Jungen, Philip Murphy and co-sponsors Thomas Bernes and Bernard Lorentz welcome delegates to INET's Paradigm Lost.

Paul Martin: Reflections on the Politics of Deficit Reduction

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Paul Martin
Former Prime Minister Paul Martin discusses how Canada eliminated the deficit in the 1990s which was the worst of the G7 at the time.

George Soros: Challenging the Foundation

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George Soros, Axel Leijonhufvud and more
George Soros opens the INET Paradigm Lost Conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. Perry Mehrling and Axel Leijonhufvud respond.

Joseph Stiglitz: Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail?

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Joseph Stiglitz and
Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University asks "Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail?"

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Thomas A. Bernes: Overview of Paradigm Lost Conference
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Thomas A. Bernes
"The dominant issue was the situation in Europe, where the mood was that, clearly, Europe has not yet found a solution to its problems," CIGI Executive Director Thomas A. Bernes discusses the highlights of INET's Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin and new initiatives for the CIGI-INET partnership.
Welcome Remarks at INET's Paradigm Lost Conference
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Thomas A. Bernes, Robert Johnson, Peter Jungen, and Philip Murphy
Robert Johnson (INET Executive Director), Peter Jungen (INET Board Member), Philip Murphy (US Ambassador to Germany) and co-sponsors Thomas Bernes from CIGI and Bernard Lorentz (Mercator) welcome delegates to INET's Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Economics + Politics Conference in Berlin 2012.
Paul Martin: Reflections on the Politics of Deficit Reduction
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Paul Martin
The Right Honorable Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada, discusses how Canada eliminated the deficit in the 1990s which was the worst of the G7 at the time. In doing so he discusses the timing and the need for governments to place greater emphasis on bringing the country's population onside when tough decisions are required.
George Soros: Challenging the Foundation
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George Soros, Axel Leijonhufvud, and Perry Mehrling
George Soros opens the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin April 2012. Perry Mehrling and Axel Leijonhufvud respond.
Joseph Stiglitz: Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail?
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Joseph Stiglitz and
Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University at the panel entitled "Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the Exhaustion of Debtor Countries" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 13, 2012.