The Post-Washington Consensus

Thursday, March 24, 2011
Speakers
Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Nancy Birdsall
Founding President, Center for Global Development
Presider
Irina A. Faskianos
Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

Nancy Birdsall and Francis Fukuyama discuss their recent Foreign Affairs article “The Post-Washington Consensus: Development After the Crisis” with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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