WG 04.1: WG Europe and Asia - Session I

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Session Chair: Philippe Régnier
Session Title: 21st Century Capitalisms in Europe and Asia: Developing Concepts, Institutions and Partnerships.
Session Subtitle: Conceptual Issues.

Presentations

CSR, Corporate Welfare and Changes in Capitalism
Felix Behling
Department of Sociology, University of Essex, United Kingdom

The Changing Nature of Chinese Socialism in the Context of East Asian Hybrid Development Regime
Dingping Guo
School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

North Korea: East Asian Socialism, Capitalism, or What? An Analysis of Past and Current Developments
Ruediger Frank
University of Vienna, East Asian Institute, Austria


WG 04.2: WG Europe and Asia - Session II

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Session Chair: Philippe Régnier
Session Title: 21st Century Capitalisms in Europe and Asia: Developing Concepts, Institutions and Partnerships.
Session Subtitle: Country Case Studies

Presentations

Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Korea: Governing Multi-functional Institutions
Huck-ju Kwon
Seoul National University, South Korea

Inspiration from Small Business Supporting Policies. Primary Inspection the Definition of SME
Minghui Chen and Yichun Lin
National Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan; The Council for Economic Planning and Development, Taiwan

Impact of the Economic and Social Reforms on Macroeconomic Situation in Slovenia
Marjan Divjak
Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia

Inter-firm Relations and Regional Development: Experiences from the Central Visayas, Philippines
Bram van Helvoirt and Guus van Westen
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Africa: a Touch-Stone for China-EU Relations?
Liqun Tong
Shanghai Institute for International Studies, China


WG 04.3: WG Europe and Asia - Session III

Time: Thursday, 26/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Session Chair: Philippe Régnier
Session Title: 21st Century Capitalisms in Europe and Asia: Developing Concepts, Institutions and Partnerships
Session Subtitle: Thematic Issues: Public Health and Environment

Presentations

Asymmetries in Priorities: 21st Century Neo-Capitalisms at Work in Setting Health Policy Agendas in Asia.
Nandita Bhan
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), India

Transformative State Capacity in China: Self-Governance of the "New Rural Cooperative Medical System"
Sascha Klotzbücher and Peter Lässig
Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, Austria

To What Extent is Asian Capitalism Harmful for the Environment? The Neo-Malthusian Hypothesis Tested in the Case Study of CO2 Emissions in India
Luca Molinas
Center for Development Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy


WG 04.4: WG Europe and Asia - Session IV

Time: Saturday, 28/Jun/2008: 9:00am - 10:30am
Session Chair: Philippe Regnier
Session Title: 21st Century Capitalisms in Europe and Asia: Developing Concepts, Institutions and Partnerships
Session Subtitle: China, India and the EU: Regional and Inter-Regional Perspectives

Presentations

China, India and the EU: Regional and Inter-Regional Perspectives    
India as Promoter of Regional Development and the Role of the EU
Dana de la Fontaine
Universität of Kassel, Germany