Broad themes of the conference are: a) Development and Livelihood b) Environment and Sustainability c) International Trade and Growth d) Recent Issues in Financial Economics e) Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Development

Employment is a key aspect of inclusive and sustainable development and this conference will deal with the following key labor market issues: - short and medium term outlook for jobs; - informal and non-regular employment; - unemployment insurance and social policy in developing Asia; -...

As allocation and distribution problems in the health system become more and more pressing, there is a growing need for discussion on the topic of distributive justice. The conference aims to bring together theoretical and empirical researchers to debate recent issues and observations....

UNU-WIDER is collaborating with African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) on the WIDER project, African Development: Myths and Realities. We invite submissions of substantive papers for the above conference on topics bearing directly on African economic development as related to the...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...

Papers for submission should address the following four subjects: 1. Public Accountability / Governance & Stewardship 2. Social Support 3. Personal Responsibility 4. Performance Management

Topics: 1. Competitive identity of Western Balkan countries 2. Economic Development strategies 3. SME development during transitions 4. Labour market evolution in transition countries 5. Destination management and investment promotion 6. Sustainable development and social responsibility 7....

The workshop agenda will focus on issues related to uncertainty and learning as they relate to the economics and management of environmental and natural resources. Appropriate paper topics include decisions under uncertainty, the value of information, and different models of learning (including...

The 2009 European PhD Winter School on The Challenge of Adaptive Governance aims to help students to better understand the causes of global change in an integrated manner and at the same time to develop options for the governance of a transition to more sustainable development paths at the...

This conference will be the ninth event in the series of annual European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, begun in Berlin in 2001. This year's conference will also be the global launch event of the Earth System Governance Project, a new ten-year research...