Media Release - For Immediate Release

October 5, 2011

Renowned Development Economist Talks Free Trade

Dr. Norman Girvan

Dr. Norman Girvan, an internationally acclaimed scholar and visiting professor with International Development Studies at Saint Mary's, will give a public lecture on free trade agreements and democracy on October 13.

Dr Girvan, a development economist, is the chair of numerous government commissions in the Caribbean and sits on numerous international organizations. He is a past Secretary-General of the Association of the Caribbean States (2001-2004).

His public talk, Are Free Trade and Democracy Compatible?: A Caribbean Lesson, will take place in the Sobey School of Business, Room 265 at 7 PM. Everyone welcome.

A copy of the poster for this event can be found here.

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For More Information:

Steve Proctor
External Affairs
Saint Mary's University
(902) 420.5513
E-mail: steve.proctor@smu.ca
www.smu.ca

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