UNU-AERC CONFERENCE ON "ASIA AND AFRICA IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY"
The United Nations University Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan, 3-4 August 1998
The conference will be devoted to discussing the research papers and, in particular, in trying to distil the key policy lessons.
Day 1 (3 August 1998)
Session I - Introduction and Overview
1. Introduction to Project
Julius Court, UNU
2. Dynamics of Globalization
Laurence Harris, SOAS, University of London
Discussants: Makha Sarr, Special Coordinator, OSCAL and Richard Kozul-Wright, UNCTAD
Session II - Framework
3. Economic Policies in SE Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Machiko Nissanke (SOAS) and Ernest Aryeetey (University of Ghana)
4. Institutional Foundations in SE Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Beatrice Weder, University of Basle
Discussants - Regional Coordinator for Africa, EDI, World Bank and Shigeru Ishikawa
Session III A - Resource Exports and Resource-processing for Export
5. Resource Exports and Resource-processing for Export in SE Asia
Jomo Sundaram, University of Malaya
6. Resource Exports and Resource-processing for Export in Saharan Africa
William Lyakurwa, Director of Training, AERC
Discussants - Sam Cho, UNECA and Chair (Hirohisa Kohama)
Session III B - Export oriented industrialisation and FDI
7. Export oriented industrialisation and FDI in SE Asia
Thee Kian Wie, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences
8. Export oriented industrialisation and FDI in sub-Saharan Africa
Charles Soludo, University of Nigeria
Discussants - Dr Sadrel Rezza, ADBI and Sukehiro Hasegawa, UNDP*
Day 2 (4 August 1998)
Session III C - Financial Flows
9. Management of Financial Flows in SE Asia
Pakorn Vichyanond, TDRI, Thailand
10. Management of Financial Flows in sub-Saharan Africa
Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland
Discussants - Kunio Saito, Director, IMF, Tokyo and Chair (Juro Teranishi)
Session III D - Foreign Aid, Debt and Development
11. Foreign Aid, Debt and Development in SE Asia
Haider Khan, Asian Development Bank
12. Foreign Aid, Debt and Development in sub-Saharan Africa
Sam Wangwe, ESRF, Tanzania
Discussants: Yasutami Shimomura
Session IV - Policy Recommendations
· Economic Policies for sub-Saharan Africa
Moderator: Machiko Nissanke and Ernest Aryeetey
Discussants - To be confirmed, ISEAS and Dr. Maruping, CABS Centre, Zimbabwe
· Strengthening Institutional Foundations in sub-Saharan Africa
Moderator: Sam Wangwe and Beatrice Weder
Discussants - Mehdi Krongkaew, Thailand and To be confirmed, CEPA, Ghana
For further information please contact: Julius Court, Project Coordinator, The United Nations University, 53-70 Jingumae 5 chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150, Japan. Email: court@hq.unu.edu.
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