"China and America: Coming to Grips with Codependency”

Stephen
S. Roach, former Chief Economist at Morgan Stanley and senior fellow at Yale
University’s Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, will speak at the World
Affairs Forum’s Annual Global Economic Trends Lecture on December 5th.  The event is hosted by and will be held at
the Pitney Bowes World Headquarters in Stamford.

Mr. Roach’s current teaching
and research program focuses on the impacts of Asia on the broader global
economy.  At Yale, he has introduced new
courses on “The Next China” and “The Lessons of Japan.”  His writing and research also address
globalization, trade policy, the post-crisis policy architecture, and the
capital markets implications of global imbalances. 

Mr. Roach’s work has appeared
in academic journals and books, and has been disseminated widely in the
international media.  His opinions on the
global economy have been known to shape the policy debate from Beijing to
Washington. His most recent book, The Next Asia:  Opportunities and Challenges for a New
Globalization, analyses Asia’s economic imbalances and the dangers of the
region’s dependence on Western consumers. 
It was named book of the year by CBN
in 2010 – China’s equivalent of the Wall
Street Journal.  His forthcoming
book, Unbalanced:  The Codependency of
America and China, examines the risks and opportunities of what is likely
to be the world’s most important economic relationship of the 21st
century.

Please call 203-356-0340 to RSVP.  Tickets are $55 for the public and $45 for World Affairs Forum members.