DSA Annual Conference November 2006

In association with The Business School and School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading

THE PRIVATE SECTOR, POVERTY REDUCTION AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Saturday 11th November 2006

University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus

Plenary Speakers:

Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under Secretary General and Director of UN-ECA
Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
Tony Venables, Chief Economist, UK Department for International Development

Background

The Development Studies Association (DSA) one-day conference titled The Private Sector, Poverty Reduction and International Development will take place on November 11th 2006 at the University of Reading. The Opening Key Note Address to be given by Abdoulie Janneh , UN Under Secretary General and Director for Africa. Jointly organised by the School of Business and the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, the conference will be located on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights Campus.

Conference Themes

The conference will have three main themes:

1. The Private Sector and Agriculture and Rural Development
2. Trade Links to the Private Sector and Poverty Reduction
3. Business, Finance and Poverty Reduction