The themes for the 59th ISLE Annual Conference are: - Informality, Labour Market and Employment - Macro-Economic Policies and Employment - Technological Change and Employment

Objectives of the Conference: Liberalization, privatization and globalization are changing the face of domestic and international business and finance. Expectations of the stakeholders, cross border rules and regulations, factors affecting the business are posing challenges to the players by way...

Conference Sub-themes: - Ecosystems and Well Being: Oceans, Forests, Mountains and Wetlands; Resilience; Valuation; Management. - Collective Action and Local Governance: Community, Institutions, Transaction Costs, Trust. - Climate Change: Science of Climate Change; Agriculture & Food Security;...

Sub-­themes: 1. Socially and economically just alternatives, 2. Global supply chains and implications for labour, 3. Changing technology and the world of work, 4. Building Movements against Neoliberalism and Neo-­nationalism.