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Reforming the voting systems of the IMF and World Bank?

CPNSS: Voting Power in Practice lectures, sponsored by The Leverhulme Trust

Date: Thursday 20 November 2008
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Ariel Buira, Professor Dennis Leech
Chair: Rudolf V Fara

Ariel Buira will argue for radical voting reforms to achieve democratic legitimacy and effectiveness; Dennis Leech will present voting power analyses of recent reform proposals.

Ariel Buira is a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and former executive director of the International Monetary Fund. Dennis Leech is professor of economics, University of Warwick and co-director of Voting Power and Procedures, CPNSS, LSE.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email events@lse.ac.uk| or phone 020 7955 6043.

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