Fifth
South Asian Economic Summit 17 -19th September 2012
Making Growth Inclusive and Sustainable in South Asia
Call for Abstracts
At the time of this call four key developments are taking
place on the global front. First we are being reminded that the effects
of global financial crisis are here to stay for a little longer. This
has been validated by the Euro zone crisis that has already started to
impact South Asia. Second is 7th Conference of the Parties of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held at Durban which is
now being vowed as an important step towards combating global climate
change. The third development is regional in nature carrying significant
importance for South Asia's future.
The 17th Summit of the heads of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) was held in Maldives and witnessed signing of some important agreements
between member states. Finally and most concerning of all that economic
growth in the South Asian region has been projected to decline at least
for the next two quarters. It is important to take a stock of these developments
in order to set in sequence the priorities for the next South Asia Economic
Summit to be held between 17-19th September 2012 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
We encourage original contributions from researchers particularly from
South Asian countries who wish to study the various themes towards making
economic growth more inclusive and sustainable in South Asian economies.
Some proposed themes are given below and others can be seen at the Summit
webpage: http://www.sdpi.org/saes/index.html.
Tentative Panels:
Macroeconomic stability and responses to internal and external shocks
Revisiting the trade barriers in South Asia
Connectivity between people and places in South Asia
Regional cooperation for energy and water security
Future prospects of migration and remittance flows to South Asia
Climate change, natural disasters, food security and livelihoods
Poverty and inequality impact of growth policies in South Asia
Growing urbanization and rising middle class in South Asia
Regional options for inclusive entrepreneurship and innovation
Women and youth engagement in South Asia
Abstracts submitted should cater to one of the above mentioned themes
(word limit 400-500 words). Other themes of pressing importance to South
Asia's socio-economy can also be suggested. Country
specific case studies are welcome. The abstracts should be submitted by
9th April 2012 to vaqar@sdpi.org
and afsheen@sdpi.org.
Short-listed abstracts will be invited to write papers of 6,000 8,000
words in length that will later be presented at the SEAS-V (17-19th September
2012). Authors will be given three months to write the first draft of
the paper. Final version (after incorporation of comments from the Summit
presentations) would be requested after the Summit in November 2012 and
will be published as part of book compilation. A modest honorarium will
be provided to the Authors for their contributions. For further questions
and queries, please contact:
Afsheen Naz afsheen@sdpi.org,
Fayyaz Yasin fayyaz@sdpi.org.
The fifth SAES is being hosted by Sustainable Development
Policy Institute -Pakistan. For detailed concept note, please click
here.
February 24, 2012.
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