Dear Sir or Madam,

The FEDERALISM PROJECT at the American Enterprise Institute cordially invites you to attend this upcoming event.
Your RSVP is required by June 15th (acceptances only); please email kkosman@aei.org or phone (202) 862-4883.

Free Trade vs. States' Rights:
Globalization and the Challenge to Local Democratic Government

Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 12:00 p.m.

Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI, 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Even as America is experiencing a revival of states' rights, globalization has begun to strain domestic federalism arrangements. State policymakers are finding their authority constrained by the rules of international trade organizations. At the same time, the states' increasingly active role in foreign policy is making it more difficult for the United States to project a single, coherent policy in the international arena. Are federalism and globalization headed for a collision? How should we reconcile the conflicting values of economic efficiency, state autonomy, and democratic governance? How should states respond to the challenges of globalization? What role should the federal government play in ensuring that international organizations (such as the WTO) and global capitalism do not undermine state autonomy? Mark Gordon - whose paper "Democracy's New Challenge: Globalization, Governance, and the Future of American Federalism" will soon be released by Demos - will be joined in the discussion by Michael Greve and two distinguished guest panelists.
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EVENT SCHEDULE  (Noon to 2:00 p.m.)

Luncheon

Introduction
MICHAEL S. GREVE, Director, Federalism Project

Panelists
MARK C. GORDON, Associate Professor, Columbia University; Adjunct Fellow, Demos
THE HONORABLE DAVID L. AARON, Senior International Advisor, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
EARL H. FRY, Professor, Brigham Young University

Question & Answer Period
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Kim Kosman
Federalism Project
www.federalismproject.org
(p) 202 862 4883
(f) 202 862 7178