Jeffrey Sachs, Marek Dabrowski debate effectiveness of aid

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, and a member of the CASE Advisory Council, presented his vision for effective development aid to those countries excluded from the globalization process at a debate hosted by CASE and Gazeta Wyborcza on October 1st. Marek Dabrowski, Chairman of the Supervisory Council, argued that aid must go hand in hand with sensible economic policies. Video excerpts of the event are now available at http://www.video.case.com.pl/

Dr. Sachs received a PhD honoris causa at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Economic University in Krakow on October 2nd. 

Professor Sachs is one of the world's most well-known economists. He has worked on issues of poverty reduction, debt cancellation and sustainable development for more than 20 years. He helped develop "shock therapy" as a solution to the economic crises in Poland, Russia and Bolivia. In 2004-2005 Dr. Sachs was named one of the world's 100 most influential leaders by Time magazine.