Video: Social Inclusion - Defining and Measuring the Concept

February 2, 2012


AS/COA hosted a roundtable on social inclusion in the Americas and the role of the public and private sectors.

This event will serve as a preliminary roundtable discussion for the Spring issue of Americas Quarterly, which will focus on the economic and political dynamics of social inclusion. This issue of AQ will attempt to untangle the different aspects of social inclusion: social policy, political representation, social and human rights, economic growth and non-discrimination, and will cover topics including the political inclusion of Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities, the importance of social mobility to business and investment, and measuring comparative social inclusion.

Opening Remarks:

• George Gray-Molina, Chief Economist and Leader of the Poverty, MDGs and Human Development Unit at the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme

Confirmed Speakers:

• Monica Carillo, Founder and Director, Lundú
• Álvaro García Hurtado, former Chilean Minister of the Economy; Consultant, United Nations Development Programme
• José R. Molinas Vega, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Latin America and the Caribbean Region, The World Bank Group
• Judith Morrison, Senior Advisor, Social Sector, Gender and Diversity Unit, Inter-American Development Bank
• Moderator: Christopher Sabatini, Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA

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