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   T h e   C e n t e r   f o r   P o p u l a r   E c o n o m i c s
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   presents two institutes for activists, orgdnizers, and
   educators who want basic trining in progressive economic
   analysis to make their work more effective:

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            I n t e r n a t i o n a l   I n s t i t u t e
                         A u g u s t   4 - 7
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                    Smith College, Northampton, MA

This new Insitute provides an indepth analysis of the dynamics and
contradictions of the emerging global economy

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T o p i c s   i n c l u d e :
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        (*) The International Debt Crisis
        (*) The U.S. as a Debtor Nation
        (*) Women in the International Economy
        (*) Protectionism and Trade
        (*) The Transformation of Eastern Europe
        (*) The Economics of the Environmental Crisis
        (*) Multinational and International Production Strategies
        (*) Understanding the International Financial System: Should
                U.S. Progressives Care?


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               T h e   S u m m e r   I n s t i t u t e
                     A u g u s t   4   - -   1 0
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                 Smith College, Northampton, MA

Our Annual Institute covers a broad array of economic issues using
class, race, and gender analysis.

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Topics for the week include:        
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        (*) The Economics of the Housing Crisis
        (*) The Econoics of the Persian Gulf War and Beyond
        (*) The U.S. as a Debtor Nation
        (*) Plant Closures and Runaway Shops
        (*) The Economics of the Environmental Crisis
        (*) Democratizing the U.s. Financial System
        (*) The Economics of Drugs
        (*) The International Debt Crisis
        (*) Bushanomics


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               NO PREVIOUS ECONOMICS TRAINING NECESSARY

        Sliding scale fees (*) Scholarships, on-site daycare available
        (*) People of color encouraged to apply

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Write to: The Center for Popular Economics, Box 785T, Amherst, MA 01004

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