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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Global Hour: open forum
Dear students and scholars,
Global Hour is a weekly program of informal discussion that covers a wide range of topics. It is committed to facilitating the exchange of views and perspectives within a relaxed setting, while engaging important issues that highlight global and human conditions.
Title: open forum
DATE: Thursday, September 25th from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
VENUE: International House
This week in Global Hour we will have an open forum.
Some Points and Questions to Ponder:
1. The baby formula scare in China. a. Lack of government oversight is an issue in many nations.
b. Is consumer protection a role of government? c. Is the lack of oversight in US financial markets a comparable government failing to the baby formula scare?
2. North Korea appears to be restarting its nuclear program. a. Does a nuclear weapon program in North Korea bother you?
3. Is the current financial situation impacting you? a. Is it really a crisis?
b. Should unhealthy banks and other institutions be allowed to die? c. Is this just a series of bad luck events in an otherwise healthy financial system?
Got an Hour? Join Global Hour!
Global Hour is a weekly program of informal discussion that covers a wide range of topics. It is committed to facilitating the exchange of views and perspectives within a relaxed setting, while engaging important issues that highlight global and human conditions.
Title: open forum
DATE: Thursday, September 25th from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
VENUE: International House
This week in Global Hour we will have an open forum.
Some Points and Questions to Ponder:
1. The baby formula scare in China. a. Lack of government oversight is an issue in many nations.
b. Is consumer protection a role of government? c. Is the lack of oversight in US financial markets a comparable government failing to the baby formula scare?
2. North Korea appears to be restarting its nuclear program. a. Does a nuclear weapon program in North Korea bother you?
3. Is the current financial situation impacting you? a. Is it really a crisis?
b. Should unhealthy banks and other institutions be allowed to die? c. Is this just a series of bad luck events in an otherwise healthy financial system?
Got an Hour? Join Global Hour!
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