The conference seeks to provide an intellectual forum for scholars of political economy, politics and international relations. We welcome participation from faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, and practitioners analyzing the issues confronting the welfare state (i.e. unemployment,...

The following areas are indicative and nurture the interests of the Conference: - Innovation in retail - Ethical produce procurement and development - Logistics issues and implications for retail innovation - Consumer attitudes to ecological and ethical issues - Market liberalisation and impact...

The conference will have three main themes: 1. The Private Sector and Agriculture and Rural Development 2. Trade Links to the Private Sector and Poverty Reduction 3. Business, Finance and Poverty Reduction

This INFER Workshop provides an opportunity for all involved in research in International Economics to exchange their ideas. Researchers are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers broadly in line with the theme of the workshop: “Trade, Factor Movement and Convergence in Transition...

Areas of interest: 1) The EU, the CAP, International Trade and Developing Countries 2) The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements – Development for Who? 3) TNCs and Poverty and Inequality 4) TNCs and industrial linkages 5) TNCs and CSR [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to...

The WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in December 2005 is meant to be the culmination of the negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). That agenda has proven to be both more ambitious and controversial that negotiators had foreseen when they established it in 2001. Since then, key...