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| 27 |
| January 2010 |
| Location | National Bank, the Foyer, rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 61, 1000 Brussels. |
| Time | 18:45hrs - 20:45hrs |
| Details | The Itinera Institute is pleased to invite you to its 2010 New Year’s reception on January 27 in the National Bank, where Marc De Vos will present his new book “After the Meltdown: the future of capitalism and globalization in the Age of the Twin Crises” (published by www.shoehornbooks.com).
What will the future bring, now that a historic global recession is disappearing? Which way forward for growth and prosperity? Join us to toast to a new and better year, and to ponder thought-provoking perspectives on the challenging road ahead. As a New Year’s gift, participants will receive a free copy of this timely book. Best wishes for you and your loved ones, from the entire Itinera Institute team! Programme 18h45 Welcome 19h00 Introduction Luc Coene, Minister of State and Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium 19h15 The future of capitalism and globalization in the Age of the Twin Crises Marc De Vos, Itinera Institute and Ghent University 19h45 Reception Book distribution among the participants Location: National Bank, the Foyer, rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 61, 1000 Brussels. Click here for the itinerary |
From Globalisation to Inspiration for Belgium: How the Changing World Leads to New Opportunities and Challenges
Happiness and politics: a plea for bright thinking
VAT reduction for the catering industry: who benefits?
Reclaiming Happiness from Politics
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Conflict and stability
China can also be Belgium’s locomotive
The bidding war of neo-protectionism and isolationism has to stop
The olympic choice
Oil through the roof
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Currency wars?
Trade crisis? What trade crisis?
Belgian exports are losing ground
Green protectionism in the EU
How open is the Belgian economy?
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Proposal: Finding the right budgetary path
Use public funds only to support activities with an already established base of private knowledge and R&D
Coordinate industrial policy at European level
Reserve public funds for new technologies only
Assess public investments based on clear objectives
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Housing in times of scarcity – Towards a renovated housing policy
Housing becomes ever more expensive for buyers as well as for renters. Johan Albrecht and Rob Van Hoofstat show – in a new Itinera Institute study – that the demand for new houses increases every year while construction of new buildings decreases. The tension on the housing market rises and it affects housing prices.
Urgent measures need to be adopted in order to improve the affordability on the buying and rental markets. Those need to insure an increase in the housing supply while improving accessibility of the lowest revenues on the rental market.
Itinera proposes that only rent subsidies coupled to new incentives for building new houses can offer a budgetary answer against the tensions on housing markets. The model of social housing is 4 to 5 times more expensive and has the very same results. Hence it is budgetary unsustainable.
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