March 1, 2006

The UNBC Economics program will be hosting a symposium tomorrow (March2) on two countries that will likely witness significant changes overthe next generation.

The symposium will explore the development prospects for China andMexico and provide some predictions on what to expect in the next 25years. The event is open to the public and be held in Conference Centreroom 205 (across from the Canfor Theatre).

China
11:30am – 1pm, featuring speakers Xiaoyuan Dong (University of Winnipeg) and Timothy Cheek (University of British Columbia)

Mexico
2:30 – 4pm, featuring speakers Gerardo Otero (Simon Fraser University)and Gloria Salgado Mendoza (Benemerita Universidad Autnome de Puelba,but currently a visiting professor at UNBC).

"It’s a good opportunity to hear from some experts on China and Mexicoabout what we might expect to happen in these two countries over thenext 25 years,” says UNBC Economics professor and symposium organizer,Paul Bowles. “For example, will our world be one with more or lessinequality and poverty? Of course, China and Mexico are also two ofCanada's major trading partners so we will all be affected by how theydevelop. The speakers will look into their crystal balls and tell uswhat they see."

The symposium is free and open to everyone. It is being sponsored bythe Canadian Association for the Study of International Development andthe UNBC Economics program.

Contact:
Paul Bowles, Economics professor, UNBC – 250.960.6648
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622