It was the aim of the Cologne Latin America Symposium 2005 to take stock of economic development and economic and social policies implemented in Latin America during the last decade and to identify the key areas of public policy that require the attention of researchers policy makers and business decision makers.
Another aim of the symposium was to foster research activity in Germany and Europe on topics related to the economic and social development of Latin America, to strengthen the existing networks between European and Latin American researchers and to promote the creation of new networks between universities, companies and other multinational actors.
The keynote speech was delivered by
Gerardo della Paolera
of the American University of Paris.