9.00 - 9.10 Welcome address: Tim Blackman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Scholarship), The Open University
9.10 - 9.20 Opening remarks: Giles Mohan, Development Policy and Practice, The Open University
Session 1: Markets
9.20 - 9.35 Devendra Kodwani (The Open University Business School)
Regulation of markets for public utilities in India: searching for a semi-visible hand
9.35 - 9.50 Andrew Lindridge (The Open University Business School)
Middle class consumption in China and India: all change or retrenchment of cultural positions?
9.50 - 10.05 Raphie Kaplinsky (Development Policy and Practice, The Open University)
Will the Asian Drivers be a source of Pro-Poor Innovation?
10.05 - 10.20 Masuma Farooki (Development Policy and Practice, The Open University)
Why China's commodity demand is challenging development debates
10.20 - 10.40 Mike Morris (Economics, University of Cape Town)
Global value chains and supplier development: Do Asian and Northern owned mines in Zambia behave the same?
10.40 - 11.00 Discussion |