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Harold Wolpe Seminar Series
=“The Developmental State in the 21st Century”=

The EDGE Institute and SWOP, in association with Constitution Hill, take pleasure in inviting you to attend the first public seminar in the series “Rethinking the Developmental State in South Africa”. The aim of the series is to create a space in Johannesburg where an open and informed process of public engagement can take place around key political, social and economic issues facing South Africa in the global context.


 * Guest Speaker: Peter Evans** (Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, and author of "Embedded Autonomy: States and Industrial Transformation")


 * Topic: The Developmental State** in the 21st Century


 * Date:** Wednesday, **2 August** 2006


 * Time:** 5:45pm – 7:30 pm (**Drinks and snacks will be served from 5:15pm**)


 * Venue: Conference Room, Old Fort, Constitution Hill**

(Parking is available at the Old Fort Parade Ground)

For more information, please contact:


 * Andrea Sutcliffe (****asutcliffe@the-edge.org.za** **or 011 339 1757)**