Title:	Symposium on Development and Social Transformation
Where & When:	Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Global Collaboratory 9:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 PM
Type of Activity:	Symposium
Summary:	The Development and Social Transformation Forum will host the tenth in a series of symposia on policy issues in developing countries. Graduate students from throughout the Maxwell School will present research papers in 24 panels. Topics range from public sector effectiveness to the AIDS pandemic to environmental and health policies in developing countries. AGENDA Monday, November 8, 2004 Panel 1: Addressing socio-economic problems in post-socialist Eastern Europe 9:00- 10:00 Ioana L. Mic Unemployment in Romania during the transition Masa Yamamichi Prescription for combating corruption: cases in Bulgaria and Romania Zaklina Gestakovska Brain drain: the case of Croatia Panel 2: Confronting the mistreatment of women and children 10:10- 11:20 Aditee Maskey Trafficking in Nepal Anna Fleming China's one-child policy and its negative effects on women and girls Dina Cedano Garcia Forced sterilization in Peru Laxmikant Vasant Deshmukh Analysis of Policies to Eliminate Child Labor in Bangladesh and Brazil Panel 3: Donors, NGOs and the impact on development 11:30-12:40 Adriano Udani To what extent did USAID aid promote a civil society in Naga City, Philippines? Matt Scott American military aid as official development assistance: case study of the Island of Basilan in the Philippines Stephanie Smith NGDO autonomy: significance and factors in variance William Hou NGO development trends in China Panel 4: Confronting human rights abuses 1:50-3:00 Elizabeth Gozzer The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Gilbert Huron East Timor: an international failure in the prevention of human rights abuse Robert Sullivan Guatemala: human rights policy vision Shikhar Sahai Terrorism and Human Rights Panel 5: Ecotourism and its consequences 3:10- 4:10 Janouska Grandoit-Sarr Tourism as a development tool in the Caribbean and the environmental bi-products Kristin Wenderlich Ecotourism: maximizing incentives to preserve biodiversity ecosystems Noyal Thomas Tourism Sector in Mexico: An Analysis in the Context of Ecotourism Panel 6: Fighting AIDS in developing and transition countries 4:20- 5:30 Derina Samuel AIDS policy in Botswana Jonathan Turbin Analysis and recommendations regarding HIV/AIDS in Russia Laura Coatta HIV/AIDS in China Quy Kim Nguyen An analysis of the HIV/AIDS policy and program in Vietnam Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Panel 7: Enhancing public sector effectiveness 9:00-10:10 Alok Sharma Implementation of citizen's charter initiative in India Han Sic Cho Public sector performance appraisals in the United States Sudhir K. Sharma E-Procurement: Lessons for India from International Experience Veronica Andino Capacity development of the public sector Panel 8: Innovations in forestry policy 10:20- 11:30 Kamlesh Chaturvedi Analysis of Forest Management Policies in Indonesia Praveen Srivastava Ensuring Livelihood Rights Towards Sustainable Development in India Based on Lessons Learned from Cameroon Raman K Policy on Access to Digital Maps Shoko Kato Social forestry project in Thailand Panel 9: Civil war and its aftermath 11:40- 12:50 Angie Mizeur Algeria and the Islamic fundamentalism Ben Rempell Participatory community development in post-conflict: case of Serbia Dennis Gakunga Can peacekeeping succeed in Africa? Lessons learned from Sierra Leone Gifford Miles Liberia's road to economic recovery: rebuilding a nation ravaged by civil war Panel 10: Health policy in developing countries 1:00- 2:15 Doreen Kutufam Guinea Worm eradication: lessons from Ghana's program Jayant V Patil Analysis of the Export of Health Services – The Case of Thailand Katherine Wihry The impact of restrictive health policies during the Ceausescu administration on women and children in Romania Luciana Maxim Tackling child mortality in Tanzania Lulu Zhang Issues of equity in China's Health Care System Panel 11: Innovations in micro-finance 2:30- 3:30 Deepti Umashankar Micro Credit: A key to transformation? A study of the Grameen Experience in Bangladesh Oksana Pidufala Microfinance as an effective poverty alleviation tool: the case of China Satyagopal Korlapati Funding issues in upscaling development projects: the Mahalir Thittam project Panel 12: Making public services work - part 1 4:00-4:55 A. P. Joshi An International Perspective on Public Works: The Role of the General Services Administration in the USA Anil Kumar Gupta Intermodal Transport Policy in the United States: Revival of American Railroads Rajesh Agarwal Analysis of Policies Regarding the Closure of Uneconomic Branch Railway Panel 13: Making public services work- part 2 5:05-6:00 B.B. Dave Transforming the India Post Sanjay Vir Singh Community Policing in the United States V. Umashankar Reforming and Restructuring Urban Water Delivery Systems Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Panel 14: Telecommunications policy in the United States: what can developing countries learn? 9:30-10:45 Deepak Kumar Utilization of Frequency Spectrum Permits Madhav Punde A Comparative Study of the US Federal Communications Commission and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)” N. Murali Krishna Issues Associated with Privatizing the Telecom Sector Padmanabhan Vinod Chandran Broadband Policy in the United States R. K. Upadhyay Provision of Rural Access Through Universal Service Obligations Panel 15: Confronting global problems: money laundering and corruption 11:00-12:00 Adrian Dodita Money laundering in Ukraine Omar K. Janneh Money laundering: serious financial crimes Venkata Ramasastry Pidaparthi Corruption control in public procurement in developing countries: is the developed world adequately responding? Panel 16: Fighting corruption 1:00- 2:15 Dan Olson Corruption in Mexico Ekaterina Guz Anti-corruption reform in Tanzanian tax administration Julien Hautier Corruption in Ecuador Kyoko Kawajiri Anti-corruption policy in People's Republic of China Nadia Islam An interpretation of the anti-corruption policy of Pakistan Panel 17: Reforms for rural development 2:30- 3:40 Adam Bucky A case study of rural sustainable development grants in Poland Chandra Shekar Reddy G Bio-fuel Based Rural Energy Demand Management Nitin R. Gokarn Electricity Policy in the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh Venkateswara Prasad J. S. Agricultural Market Reforms – Lessons for India Panel 18: Population policy and fertility outcomes in developing countries 3:50- 4:45 Allen Feliz Reproductive health in the Dominican Republic Atul Deshpande Population policy in India Stefano Calciolari The relationship between female education and fertility in developing countries Panel 19: Trade and taxation policies in the United States 4:55-6:00 Anuj Kumar United States Customs Policy of Supply Chain Security of International Cargo Lakshmi Puri Outsourcing Policies in the US and the UK Nattanmai Jothiram Kumaresh US International Trade Policy Process on Free Trade Agreements Sibichen K Mathew Social Structural Determinants of Citizens’ Response to Federal Income Tax in the United States Thursday, November 11, 2004 Panel 20: The promotion of equity in education 10:20- 11:20 Bandita Sijapati Perils of higher education reform in Nepal Junko Kaito Universal primary education in Uganda Sapan Parekh Addressing Maori education through alternative schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand Panel 21: Reforms and transitions in national governance 11:40-12:50 Deanne Inman Nation-building with African Humanism: a comparative case study in Zambia and South Africa Hector Ortiz Is decentralization a good alternative for Puerto Rico? Laurie Gonzalez Paraguay's incomplete transition to democracy Wei-Cheng Chen The relationship between ethnic tension and democratization in Taiwan Panel 22: When the lives of the poor are disrupted: addressing housing and other issues of dislocation 1:30-2:30 Kate Clark The 1985 earthquake in Mexico City: civil society as a catalyst for effective reconstruction Samir Kumar Biswas How Brazil and the United States have Tackled the Problem of Housing for the Urban Poor Tim Meador The gender/housing dynamic in the urban slums of India Panel 23: Comparing environmental policy in China, India and the United States 2:40-3:50 Kanwerpal Air Pollution Policy in the United States and Learning for India N. Vasudevan Integrated Coastal Zone Management Policy in China Pratibha Singh Wildlife Policy and Management in the United States Pushpa Thottan Policy for the Use of Bio-Fuels in India and the United States Panel 24: The global economy and economic reform in East Asia's socialist states 4:00-5:00 Gary L. Green Jr. North Korean economic development in the 21st century Prashant Goyal Selling China: An Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment in China Youn-kyung Cho Globalization and poverty reduction in Vietnam Closing Ceremony 5:00-5:20 • Launch of new journal: The Journal of Development and Social Transformation (Distribution of free copy to all attendees) • Launch of new website for Moynihan Institute’s Development and Social Transformation Forum • Closing comments

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