INTER-AMERICAN INITIATIVE ON SOCIAL CAPITAL, ETHICS AND DEVELOPMENT

Schedule:

The purpose of this seminar is to afford a forum for analysis of the interconnections between ethics and development, in order to elicit substantive contributions to the issue and at the same time promote its active discussion throughout the region.

Latin America in the year 2000 has seen governments seek to deepen the democratic system and develop more active relationships with their citizenry, while civil society has been gaining a stronger voice. The countries are keenly interested in examining the ethical implications of the many problems that go hand in hand with economic and social development efforts.

The range of topics linking ethics to development is very broad, from discussing the ultimate aims of development to the social responsibility of the main social actors.

The seminar will focus on the following topics in this vast range that can be of special import to the region: a ) the role of ethical values in the development process; b) some of the main ethical dilemmas that are coming up today in economic policy design and implementation; c) the ethics of solidarity and its implications in terms of operation of the economy; d) the interconnections between ethics, equity, and economic development; e) the social responsibility of the various social players; f) noteworthy experiences of civil society organizations in addressing ethical challenges.

Contact: Bernardo Kliksberg - bernardok@iadb.org

2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Opening Remarks

· Patricio Aylwin, former President of Chile

· Enrique V. Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank

2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

Panel I: Reexamining the relationship between ethics and economics in our time Presentations:

· Monsignor Diarmuid Martin, Secretary of the Vatican's Justice and Peace Commission

· Sigrun Mogedal, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

· Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti, Anglican Church, Brazil

· Bernardo Kliksberg, Coordinator, Inter-American Institute for Social Development (INDES/IDB)

· Luciano Tomassini, University of Chile

3:45 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.

Discussion

4:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.

Panel II: Ethics, citizenship, and development

Moderator: Carolina Tohá Morales, Deputy Secretary of Government, Chile

Presentation of experiences:

· Comunidad Solidaria (Brazil), Ruth Cardozo

· Casa Alianza (Costa Rica), Bruce Harris

· Fundación Social (Colombia), Alvaro Dávila de Guevara

· Taller de acción comunitaria (TAC) Cerro Cordillera (Valparaíso V Región) (Chile)

Comentators:

· Norbert Lechner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

· Patricia Matte, Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo

5:45 p.m.- 6:15 p.m.

Discussion

Conclusions: Bernardo Kliksberg, Coordinator, INDES/IDB

6:15 p.m.

Closing remarks Enrique V. Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank

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