2008 Events
December 2008
18 December 2008
Speaker: Robert B. Zoellick, 11th President of the World Bank Group
Time: 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The global financial crisis and recent food and fuel price increases have prompted world leaders to rethink approaches to economic multilateralism. World Bank President Robert Zoellick will explore these new perspectives during a dialogue with faculty, students and invited guests at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on Thursday, 18th December 2008.
The dialogue will be chaired and moderated by Prof. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Mr. Zoellick will address such issues as:
- Did the recent G20 Washington Summit go far enough in identifying the causes of the current financial crisis and
providing effective solutions?
- How should we address the structural deficiencies, such as the under-representation of emerging economies, in the
global financial architecture?
- Should the Group of Seven be expanded and transformed into a steering group for the world economy?
- Should economic multilateralism be redefined beyond its traditional focus on finance and trade to also include
energy, climate change, and stabilising fragile and post-conflict states?
- How will the World Bank Group’s package of reforms adopted at the Annual Meeting in October strengthen the
influence of developing countries?
Lecture Synopsis: A New Approach to Multilateralism During the Financial Crisis
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17 December 2008
Speaker: Hans Genberg, Executive Director, Research at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The presentation will consider the issue of monetary cooperation in East Asia from three angles: a new perspective on the correlation of domestic aggregate demand and aggregate supply shocks across economies in the region, the current heterogeneity of monetary policy frameworks of central banks, and the possible conflict between further financial liberalization and coordination of exchange rate policies. An overarching theme of the presentation will be that while similarity of shocks may constitute an argument for monetary cooperation, or eventually unification, between some sub-set of economies in the region, it must be recognized that monetary coordination may at times conflict with domestic objectives. It is therefore important that strategies for cooperation do not damage central bank credibility and do not provide opportunities for market speculation against the participating central banks. With this in mind, it is suggested that transitions towards greater monetary integration and cooperation should focus on objectives of policies and institutional arrangements rather than on the setting of policy instruments.
The presentation will be based on the following three papers:
- Genberg, H. “Exchange-Rate Arrangements and Financial Integration in East Asia: On a Collision Course?”.
International Economics and Economic Policy, Volume 3, Numbers 3-4, December 2006, pp. 359-77.
- Genberg, H, and - D. He. “Monetary and Financial Cooperation among Central Banks in East Asia and the Pacific”.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Working Paper 15/2007, 5 November, 2007.
- Genberg, H and P. Siklos. “Revisiting the Shocking Aspects of Asian Monetary Unification”.
5 December 2008
Speaker: Frank Fischer, Professor of Political Science,
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:This presentation examines the tensions between citizens and experts in the assessment of controversial environmental issues. Much of the discussion of this topic has focused on the “irrationality” of the citizen, particular the citizen’s inability to understand or accept expert findings and its implications for rational environmental policymaking. Through a comparison of the formal logic of science and the informal ordinary language logic of argumentation, the analysis establishes a distinction between technical and cultural modes of reason. Based on this distinction, the discussion turns the question around and questions the rationality of the scientific expert in decisions pertaining to public policy. The presentation will show that ordinary citizens rationally focus on important socio-cultural questions that scientific experts ignore or neglect. Epistemologically demonstrating the scientist’s need to integrate the citizen’s cultural reason, the seminar concludes with an approach for bringing them together
4 - 6 December 2008
S.T. Lee Project on Global Governance Conference
Organised by Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
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3 December 2008
Speaker: Toshio Koike, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo
Time: 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:Global warming is changing the water cycle. Predictions include heavier rainfall events and larger variations. Asia, where floods, droughts and water pollution often cause severe disaster, is especially vulnerable to impacts of global warming. The Asian countries cooperatively integrate data from earth observation satellites and in-situ networks with other types of data, including numerical weather prediction model outputs, geographical information, and socio-economic data, to generate information for making sound water resources management decisions.
Professor Koike’s “Climate Change and Water” Public Lecture at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is a part of the first Executive Programme on Leadership in Water Governance, organised by the Institute of Water Policy together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and PUB Singapore. The programme aims to empower policy makers and senior managers in water utilities in Asia to cope with new institutional, regulatory, and financial challenges.
Presentation slides: Climate Change and Water [4.97 MB]
2 - 12 December 2008
Photo exhibition: "People of Liberia"
Photograher: Lino Sciarra, UN Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Venue: Oei Tiong Ham Building Lobby, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469C Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Founded as a colony in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States, the Republic of Liberia declared its independence in 1847. From the onset, Liberia played an influential role in African politics. Together with Ethiopia, it is one of the few African countries that were never colonised.
Liberia suffered from widespread corruption and by the dominant small elite composed of the Americo-Liberians, the descendants of the freed slaves, and their associates. In 1980 the government was overturned in a brutal military coup. The country then entered a chaotic period, witnessing fourteen years of civil war fuelled by the competition for control over the revenues generated from diamonds, timber, iron ore, and rubber. During these years the warring parties committed horrific atrocities, recruited thousands of child soldiers, resorted to mass rape, displaced hundreds of
thousands of people, and destroyed the country's infrastructure and economy.
Since the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in October 2003 much has been achieved. Since the arrival of the peacekeepers, Liberia has known five years of uninterrupted peace. Also, Africa’s first female president, H.E. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has been elected in a peaceful and participatory democratic election, and considerable progress has been made. Despite this change, Liberia is still one of the most underdeveloped countries in Africa with the majority of its population living below the poverty line without access to basic services.
Mr. Sciarra is currently the United Nations Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore within the United Nations Dialogue with the Global South project, a joint initiative funded by the United Nations Foundation/UN Fund for International Partnerships. He took all the photographs shown in the exhibition between October 2006 and June 2008 while he served as field officer in Fishtown and in Buchanan, Liberia .At the end of this academic semester Mr.
Sciarra will return to his duty station in Liberia to resume his duties as a peacekeeper.
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2 December 2008
Co-hosted by: European Union Centre in Singapore; Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Speaker: His Excellency Pierre Buhler, Ambassador of France to Singapore
Time: 5.30 p.m - 7:00 p.m
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Manasseh Meyer Building, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772.
Synopsis:Seen by some as the only way forward and by others as a dead end, the concept of Europe as a great power has often been categorically rejected only to resurface later with renewed urgency.
What is the credibility of a foreign policy which rejects the power to coerce? Can a construct such as the European Union morph into a conventional power able to care for its own security without destroying its singularity and cohesion? Is Europe pioneering a new kind of power and inventing the forms and norms of post-modern power?
As the French presidency of the Council of the European Union draws to a close, French Ambassador to Singapore Pierre Buhler will provide a fresh perspective on these issues, in the light of the Union’s recent actions to address the pressing challenges of our time.
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November 2008
26 November 2008
Speaker: Benjamin K. Sovacool, Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 2-2, Level 2, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:Which public policy mechanisms would best promote clean energy? Based on 181 research interviews at 93 different institutions in 9 countries, and supplemented with a review of the academic literature, this presentation assesses the best way to promote more sustainableforms of energy supply and use. It begins by briefly laying out why government intervention is needed and by identifying the technical and social obstacles to cleaner forms of electricity. It then details the four most favored policy mechanisms identified by experts: eliminating subsidies for conventional and mature electricity technologies, pricing electricity accurately, passing a national feed-in tariff, and implementing a nationwide systems benefit fund to raise public awareness, protect lower income households, and administer demand side management programs. Drawing mostly from case studies in the United States, the presentation finally discusses why these policy mechanisms must be implemented comprehensively, not individually, if the barriers to clean power are to be overcome.
25 November 2008
Speaker: Jem Bendell, Director, Lifeworth Consulting, Associate Professor, Griffith Business School
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 2-2, Level 2, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Author of the new book "The Corporate Responsibility Movement", and the forthcoming "Eastern Turn in Responsible Enterprise", Dr Jem Bendell will present his insights on emerging trends in the field of business-society relations, and facilitate a discussion of implications for research, policy and management."
Presentation slides: The Future of Corporate Responsibility [2.78 MB]
18 November 2008
Speaker: Donghyun Park, Senior Economist, Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Developing Asia’s foreign exchange reserves have grown explosively since 2000. Evidence indicates that a substantial part of the region’s reserves are now surplus to what is required for traditional liquidity purposes. There is consequently a growing consensus for managing such surplus reserves more actively. The notion that surplus reserves should be used to pursue higher returns is not only politically popular but economically sound. Nevertheless, despite the superficial appeal of investing surplus reserves for potentially high-yielding fiscal purposes, developing Asia’s reserves are by and large not free fiscal assets. Unlike the reserves themselves, the income from investing those reserves represent a fiscal dividend which increases the government’s fiscal space. This and other factors suggest that the first-best use of developing Asia’s surplus reserves is to invest them abroad with the goal of maximizing risk-adjusted returns, subject to the government’s broad guidance. The resulting expansion of the fiscal space available to the region’s governments will help them tackle the huge long-term developmental challenges still facing the region. Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are a group of state-owned financial institutions with a long history of using foreign exchange to make profit-oriented overseas investments. As such, they are increasingly seen by regional policymakers as the most relevant
institutional model for using the region’s surplus reserves more productively. This study draws on the experiences of the well-established sovereign funds to suggest broad but useful directions for regional policymakers in designing and operating their own sovereign funds.
11 November 2008
Speaker: Sheng Lijun, Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: This lecture looks deep into China’s diplomatic success in Southeast Asia to tell why and how China has made it when other extra-regional powers have achieved less. China’s diplomatic achievements come, to a significant extent, from its playing the weak hand in the regional international game. It knows how to play the asymmetric game vs. those strong (such as the US). It plays where the US is weak such as pan-Asian multilateralism and economic diplomacy and stays away from playing where US is strong such as bilateralism, security, human rights and democracy. It often succeeds in forcing the US to play the game on China’s terms where US does not have the advantage.
10 November 2008
Speaker: Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education, New York
Time: 5.15 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The U.S. Presidential election took place on a world stage and it helped Americans better understand that. This is a big difference from the past and it is not the same thing as saying that the election was ‘about foreign policy.’ What was it about? How did world events shape American thinking? And what can be expected of the new U.S. Administration?
Lecture Synopsis: US Presidential Election
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10 November 2008
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Doug Chester, High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore
H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar, High Commissioner of India to Singapore
H.E. Mr. Martin Harvey, High Commissioner for New Zealand to Singapore
H.E. Mr. David Sevigny, High Commissioner for Canada to Singapore
Time: 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Lobby, Oei Tiong Ham Building, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
7 November 2008
Speakers: Alex He Jingwei, Allen Lai Yu-Hung, Tan Teck Boon, Ph.D. candidates, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The researchers will elaborate on their paper which provides a conceptual framework for enhancing regional governance in disaster management. Currently, a number of key factors limit the capacity of international disaster relief agencies in Asia to provide effective disaster relief and recovery. Ranging from political, cultural, legal and technical dimensions, these factors often result in poorly executed relief operations. If these factors can be overcome, disaster relief efforts will undoubtedly be better coordinated and more importantly, more lives will be saved due to the timely delivery of much-needed aid.
Motivated by the need to improve the current system of disaster relief in Asia, the researchers set out not only to conceptualize but to operationalize as well the key features of an effective regional disaster relief agency. The challenges that limit the capacity of international disaster relief agencies in Asia to provide effective disaster relief are significant; however, the paper demonstrates that many of these factors are indeed surmountable.
It has been five years since a number of Southeast Asian countries were devastated by the Asian tsunami, but the timeliness of the findings is again underscored by recent disasters in Sichuan, China and Myanmar. These three disasters are not isolated events but rather part of a rising trend in the number of reported natural disasters. While the reasons for this increase are unclear, the need for more effective and better coordinated disaster relief is beyond doubt.
7 November 2008
Organised by: Centre and Asia and Globalisation, in conjunction with the International Energy Week
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The open public forum takes on Southeast Asia as a geographic focus, centering around the energy requirements of the region, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. These are the countries that are contemplating nuclear energy as a viable option even while there are equally strong positions for maintaining the region as nuclear-free. Issues of timetable, accessibility/availability of technologies, implementation, regulation, and safety are some of the questions that will be addressed by the panelists. Join us for an interactive two-hour forum with some of the leading minds to discuss these questions.
Multimedia: Webcast
6 November 2008
Speaker: Ian Wilson, Research Fellow, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: In Indonesia violent entrepreneurs have been ubiquitous and conspicuous social and political actors throughout history, albeit in a variety of regional variations and manifestations. This seminar focuses upon one particular manifestation – the racketeer – and will chart the shifting nature of protection rackets in post-New Order Jakarta. It will be contended that in the ten years since the fall of the New Order regime, protection rackets operating under a variety of guises have reorganised and consolidated themselves in ways that make it increasingly difficult to disentangle the ‘legal’ from the ‘illegal’. Going beyond criminality and blurring the lines between formal and informal authority, these new racketeering formations have both become an important means through which street-level power is exercised and intersect with some of the defining features of the post-New Order political landscape; political decentralisation, identity politics and the opening up of markets.
5 November 2008
Speaker: Astrid S. Tuminez, Assistant Dean (Executive Education) and Director (Research), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The island of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago in the southern Philippines is home to roughly 4-5 million Philippine Muslims, commonly known as Moros. Since the early 1970’s, Moro groups have fought for nationhood and independence. Despite the signing of peace agreements in 1976 and 1996, many Moros retain serious grievances against the government. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a guerilla group, claims to speak on behalf of the Bangsamoro (Moro nation), and has engaged in peace talks with the government for at least a decade.
On August 5, 2008, the Philippine Government and the MILF—under the auspices of Malaysia—were supposed to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Moro “ancestral domain.” The agreement tackled territory, economic resources, and governance for Moros as a distinct minority. The MoA was to be a prelude for the eventual signing of a Comprehensive Compact. The Philippine Supreme Court, however, scuttled the signing of the MoA. Consequently, violence erupted in central Mindanao, with scores dead and over a hundred thousand civilians displaced. The government dissolved its peace panel and the peace process came to a halt.
What is the history of the Moro rebellion in the Philippines? How have 9/11 and the newly-dominant issue of terrorism affected the conflict and the peace process? What did the peace process accomplish from 1997-2008 and why did it break down? What are the implications of the current deteriorating situation in Mindanao? What are the stakes for the United States, which claims success in counter-terrorism in the Philippines?
4 November 2008
Speaker: Shahid N. Zahid, Principal Planning and Policy Economist, Strategy and Policy Department, Asian Development Bank
Time: 5.15 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Multimedia: Webcast
4 November 2008
Speaker: Klaus Regling, EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Senior Advisor, European Commission
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The worst financial crisis in 75 years is affecting real economic developments more and more. For 2009, most observers expect a recession in the US, almost no growth in Europe and a clear deceleration of growth in Asia and other emerging markets. There are different views on whether the turnaround and a recovery will happen in 2010. The speaker will present the latest economic forecast from the European Commission that will be published on 3 November and explain why the outlook for Europe, in the longer run, appears to be better than for some other advanced economies.
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October 2008
31 October 2008
Speaker: Michael Howlett, Burnaby Mountain Chair, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Proposals to alter large-scale socio-technical systems through government actions in order to promote goals such as sustainability - Transition Management - are highly uncertain policy projects. What is being proposed is the replacement of multiple specific elements of existing policy 'mixes' or 'regimes' - the goals, objectives and calibrations of existing policy tools and ends - by others, in the expectation of avoiding counterproductive or sub-optimal policy outcomes. While laudable, such efforts are fraught with risks; including the possibility of the creation of sub-optimal instrument mixes or of failed reform efforts with resulting poor outcomes at the macro, meso or micro-level(s). This paper examines the literature on past policy regime reform efforts and develops a model and typology of large-scale complex regime change processes and outcomes. Specifically, following Thelen, Hacker and others, the paper argues that complex policy mixes typically emerge through four processes: ‘drift', 'conversion', 'layering' and 'design'. The expected outcomes of these different processes are linked to the manner in which policy goals and means are (or are not) related in a consistent and coherent fashion by government managers. This model is applied to the case of large-scale socio-technical transitions and the possibility of successful transition management is assessed.
30 October 2008
Speaker: Chris Patten, Co-chair, International Crisis Group & Anglo-Indian Round Table, Chancellor, Oxford & Newcastle Universities
Time: 3.00 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Lecture Synopsis: Shifting Patterns of Global Power
28 October 2008
Speaker: Lino Sciarra, UN Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:To begin a career in the United Nations System there are several alternative paths. In an unofficial capacity, Mr. Sciarra will illustrate some of them: the UN Headquarters Internship Programme, the National Competitive Recruitment Examination, the Associate Experts (AE) and the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programmes, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme, and the professional vacancies in the ‘Galaxy’ e-Staffing System. Additionally, specific aspects will be presented such as the UN core values and competencies that are evaluated during the recruitment process, the job classification, and the difference between an assignment between in the field and at the Secretariat. Concrete examples and practical suggestions will be given. Although the seminar will target primarily graduate school students, recent graduates, and young professionals interested in a career with the UN, anyone with an interest in the work of the organization and its agencies might take advantage of the presentation.
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23 October 2008
Speaker: Edward E. Lawler III, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Founder & Director, University's Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Many organisations say talent is critical – but do they act that way? Many organisations have talent management programmes – but how many of these are effective? What management behaviours actually ensure that performance management systems are effective? Professor Lawler will share key points from his book "Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage", on how talent can make the difference – and what organisations can do in order to best develop and nurture their talented employees.
21 October 2008
3rd Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) Conference 2008:
“Harmonizing Globalization: Seeking Solutions to Common Problems”
Organised by:
The Peking University, School of Government in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Venue: Peking University's School of Government, Beijing
For more details, please refer to: GPPN 2008 Website or contact:
21 October 2008
Speaker: Ganeshan Wignaraja, Principal Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:The spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) in East Asia - amidst slow progress in the WTO Doha negotitations - has stimulated a debate over the way forward. Drawing on new research involving a comprehensive FTA database, CGE model results and firm surveys, this seminar will examine characteristics of East Asian FTAs, welfare implications of alternative FTA scenarios and business impacts. Policy implications of the reseach will also be explored. The research suggests the following: (i) bulk of East Asia's 41 concluded FTAs are extra-regional and involve "WTO plus" elements, broadly consistent with open regionalism; (ii) the firm surveys provide little support for the view that the Asian Noodle bowl effect has severely harmed the region's business activity over the past eight years; and (iii) implementation of key policies at regional and national-level can help maximise gains and mitigate future negative impacts of FTAs.
17 October 2008
Speaker: Vinoli Thampapillai, PhD candidate, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The Murray Darling Basin is often referred to as the food bowl of Australia. Between 1983 and 1997 irrigated agriculture in Australia grew by approximately sixty-five percent, resulting in the serious degradation of rivers, decline in biodiversity and reduction in productive land through increased salinity. Over-allocation of water resources across the four states of the MDB has been recognized as the major cause for the deterioration of the quality and quantity of water flows in the Murray Darling river system. Climate change serves to intensify the adverse impacts of over-allocation.
Water markets were embraced by Australian governments in the 1980’s to encourage the movement of water from low value to high value production. Several subsequent water market reforms were introduced by the Coalition of Australian Governments (COAG) specifically aimed at addressing over-allocation. The reforms included a cap, introduced in 1997, on the extraction of river water at 1993-94 levels of water infrastructure development. Gradually title to land and water has been separated in some jurisdictions to facilitate water trade of existing entitlements. These reforms were followed by the Intergovernmental Agreement on the National Water Initiative in 2004 which included provisions for government to enter the water market to buy back water for the environment.
Water buy-backs by various Australian government agencies have proceeded slowly for the period 2004-2008, with little actual water recovered for the environment. Government purchases to date have been predominantly low-security water entitlements which are not expected to result in the actual return of water to the river system in the short term. The seminar will explore the underlying reasons for the limited progress of government water buy-backs in the Murray Darling Basin and discuss avenues for reform.
16 October 2008
Speaker: Vedi R. Hadiz, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:No less than the World Bank has declared that decentralisation is a global phenomenon, and that most developing countries have experimented with it to varying degrees. Moreover, because of the inefficiencies associated with plodding, large, central states, decentralisation is presented by the Bank as facilitating the integration of local societies and economies into the world market. After the fall of Soeharto in 1998, Indonesia embarked on an ambitious decentralisation programme. Here, as in many other societies, decentralisation came to be commonly associated with notions of ‘good governance’, involving both raising public participation – therefore democratisation -- as well as the technocratisation of the processes of decision-making and mechanisms of public accountability. Using the Indonesian case, this seminar discusses the inevitable accompanying tensions and contradictions that ultimately define the terms under which decentralisation and democratisation actually take place. It advocates an analysis of the underlying social conflicts associated with the democratisation and decentralisation processes, which on the surface, may appear to be merely issues of technocratic design. Crucially, it offers an explanation as to why the outcomes of decentralisation and democratisation have diverged sharply from the expectations of both good governance advocates as well as populist supporters of the ‘empowerment’ of local communities.
16 October 2008
Speaker: Pradumna B. Rana, Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:The focus of the East Asian development model was on “sequential” not “interdependent” development. Despite this, the region’s market-led integration within itself flourished in tandem with the integration within the world. The financial crisis of 1997-98 focused the region’s attention on its interdependence and shared interests and since then East Asia has become keen to support market-led integration with various policy efforts. The on-going global financial crisis has also strengthened the case for Asian regionalism. This presentation will review the trends, potential, and the next steps in East Asian economic integration. It will also review trends in East Asia’s linkages with South Asia and highlight policies that could eventually lead to an integrated Pan-Asia in the longer term.
15 October 2008
Speaker: Rudolph Lohmeyer III, President, The Lohmeyer Group
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: As the world enters a period of accelerating strategic fragmentation and realignment, governments and corporations will require new capabilities, disciplines and structures to achieve their objectives. At the same time, fundamentally global challenges such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, energy security, and financial stability will intensify - demanding new global institutional capacity. The objective of this presentation will be to initiate a conversation regarding the strategic capabilities that will be most valuable in meeting the challenges and opportunities of the many futures we may face.
14 October 2008
Speaker: Mr Paul Volcker, Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Group of Thirty
Time: 4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Venue: University Cultural Centre Hall, National University of Singapore, 50, Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119279
Lecture Synopsis: Paul Volcker Warns of Recession, Supports Government Bailout of Banks
Multimedia: Webcast
14 October 2008
Speaker: Urs Gasser, Executive Director, Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Time: 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.
Venue: Staff Lounge, Li-Ka Shing Building Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
About the Book:The first generation of ³digital natives² children who were born into and raised in the digital world are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our cultural life, even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed. But who are these digital natives? How are they different from older generations or ³digital immigrants² and what is the world they¹re creating going to look like? In their new book Born Digital, leading internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a compelling portrait of this exotic tribe of young people who can seem, even to those merely a generation older, both extraordinarily sophisticated and strangely narrow.
9 October 2008
Speaker: Krishna Udayasankar, Visiting Fellow, Department of Business Policy, NUS Business School
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: As the boundaries between business, governments and civil society become fluid, new approaches to the public roles of private actors become necessary. Particularly, effective policy formulation must take into account the competitive processes, and motivations that underlie business functioning. At the same time, it is imperative to seek balanced solutions which maximise socio-economic utility. The seminar presents a study from this larger research agenda. Drawing on multiple theories as an ontological basis, a praxis-based view is adopted; to identify the common principle across agency, stakeholder, resource-dependence and institutional theories of corporate governance; and thus develop a starting point for theoretical synthesis: firms use corporate governance to compete for differential access to resources. Based on this, corporate governance systems or regimes are modelled as a mix of unobservable economic and social exchange contracts. The observable dimensions associated with these exchanges are ‘legal efficacy’, and ‘competition’. Based on data from across 15 countries, the key conclusion of this study is that systems based on both ‘competition’ and ‘legal efficacy’ are essential to (i) limit race to the bottom phenomena, (ii) foster hybrid global convergence, (iii) add value through role specialization by private actors in public roles, and (iv) enhance political accountability. The study also identifies specific policy implications arising from these conclusions, and briefly explores the extension of the model to other public roles of business actors.
2 October 2008
Speaker: Andrew Rosser, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Adelaide
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:This paper traces the political dynamics that have shaped public debates and legislative developments in relation to CSR in Indonesia and assesses their likely outcome in terms of the model of CSR that will develop in Indonesia in the foreseeable future. We argue that public debate in Indonesia over mandatory vs. voluntary approaches to CSR, the introduction of provisions mandating CSR in the recent investment and limited liability companies laws, and the non-issuance of implementing regulations related to the latter law need to be understood in terms of a contest between competing coalitions of interest over who pays for the costs and reaps the benefits of exploitation of Indonesia’s natural resource sectors. We argue that, notwithstanding the introduction of provisions mandating CSR in the above laws, the coalition opposed to mandatory CSR has prevailed in this contest, with the result that Indonesia will de facto have a voluntary model of CSR for the foreseeable future
3 October 2008
Speaker: Lino Sciarra, UN Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis:Along with the intended results that are delineated in the original mandate of the Security Council Resolution, any United Nations peace operation inevitably generates unintended consequences on the host society and its economy. This is more evident in the post-Cold War era when peace operations moved away from traditional peacekeeping, which was mainly intended to separate the conflicting parties and maintain the ceasefire. Today, the United Nations intervene in a growing number of civil conflicts and peace operation have become larger in size, more complex in nature, and deeper in scope, shifting the aim of the intervention from maintaining the status-quo to managing change. Whereas most of the attention is paid to the negative consequences, which can go beyond the mission itself to tarnish the reputation and the legitimacy of the organization, there are also positive unintended outcomes. To illustrate this dual reality, the seminar will focus on the employment of national staff, illustrating the consequences on the national labor market and its role as a gateway that facilitates the emergence of new values within the host society and changes in local gender dynamics. Cases that will be discussed include Liberia, Kosovo, and Timor-Leste.
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September 2008
30 September 2008
Speaker: Klaus Regling, EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Senior Advisor, European Commission
Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Time: 5.15 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Synopsis:The United States is in the middle of the most serious financial market crisis of the last 75 years with significant spillovers to Europe and growing implications for the rest of the world. Financial market crisis happen frequently. But why is the current crisis so deep, long-lasting and wide-spread? The speaker will argue that the last 10 – 15 years have been characterized by a rather unusual combination of a large number of macro-economic and structural developments and trends that had a significant impact on the functioning and the structure of financial markets. These developments and trends happened simultaneously and included: generous liquidity creation, a long period of low interest rates, large current account imbalances, the (temporary) dis-inflation impact of globalisation, the growing importance of the originate-and distribute model and the development of highly complex instruments, the evolving role of credit rating agencies, distorted compensation incentives for bank managers, the lack of a comprehensive macro-prudential approach in financial market supervision, and the pro-cyclicality of certain valuation requirements. Klaus Regling will also give an overview of the response to the crisis so far from public authorities (central banks, governments, supervisors, European Commission) and the industry itself.
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30 September 2008
Speaker: Alexander Graser, Professor of Comparative Public Law and Social Policy, Hertie School of Governance
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
26 September 2008
by Dr Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives and President, Club of Rome
Time: 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Synopsis:Never before in the history of civilization has there been as much improvement in the lives of so many as the world has seen over the past few decades. Several billion people on our planet now live longer, healthier and possibly more fulfilled lives than ever before. The roots of this success lie in many domains of human endeavor, but the business sector is certainly among those that have made the largest contributions to achieving it. Just as suddenly as the global economy has blossomed over the past half-century, however, the potential limits imposed by nature and society to its continued growth are now also beginning to rise exponentially. Climate change, species extinction, waste disposal, water scarcity, poverty and hunger, alienation and violence are some of the flip sides of the same progress that has so deeply changed our lives for the better. To stay competitive, the business of tomorrow must face and master these challenges and find ways to convert them into opportunities that can produce not only profits, but also protect the people who are its producers and consumers and the planet which provides its raw materials and absorbs its wastes. The technologies, institutions and even the value systems we have espoused are now in for fundamental changes – needing innovation of a totally new kind. The future of business will lie in how well it can adapt to these changes – for which it will need substantial changes in mindset and policy.
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16 September 2008
by Professor William T. Tow, Professor of International Security, Australian National University’s Department of International Relations & Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS)
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The United States’ alliance politics in Asia has reached a historical crossroads. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have forced Washington to once again demand that its Asia-Pacific allies "do more" to support U.S. regional and global strategic objectives. But the debate over the actual effectiveness of the so-called "San Francisco System" of bilateral alliances in Asia has recently intensified. Some American policy-makers and analysts argue that this alliance framework remains viable and ‘time-tested’. Others, including both U.S. presidential candidates, are advocating changes. But major differences have emerged over what type of arrangements should replace the traditional hub-and spokes rationales underpinning these long-standing postwar security arrangements. Professor Tow’s presentation will examine this policy debate by identifying key issues that divide both the proponents and critics of the hubs and spokes approach to bilateral alliance management. It will also consider alternative policy prescriptions for either fixing the existing alliance "wheel" or replacing it with a new one.
9 September 2008
by Dr. H. M. Hidayat Nur Wahid, M.A., Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia.
Time: 5.00p.m - 6.30p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
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2 September 2008
by Lino Sciarra, UN Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: In Liberia it is possible to observe all current globalization trends at work in a post-conflict environment: the increasing role of Indian and Chinese companies and governmental investments competing with Western corporations; the emergence of new businesses generated by the rise in oil prices and its consequences; and the on-going revolution in information and communication technologies. Mr. Sciarra will talk on how UNMIL has been engaging the transnational corporations in his area of responsibility and provide his assessment of the impact of their activities on the Liberian peace process.
2 September 2008
by T. J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 5.00 - 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: Supporters of the Bush Administration argue that America’s relations with Asia, unlike its worsened ties with Europe, the Middle East and much of Latin America, are quite positive and have even improved since Bush took office. Some even argue that Iraq policies have contributed to that perceived improvement. This talk will assess those claims and argue to the contrary that Asian popular attitudes toward the US have deteriorated since 9/11. More importantly, the Bush administration has failed to connect effectively to Asia in three vital areas: 1) an over militarization of foreign policy when Asia is moving in the opposite direction; 2) misplaced economic policies at home that have weakened America’s ability to shape Asian economic developments; 3) an over emphasis on unilateralism that has caused the US to miss being part of a new Asian regionalism.
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August 2008
25 August 2008
by T. J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
21 August 2008
by Mr. Yee-Kuang Heng (Lecturer in International Relations & Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, U.K.)
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
19 August 2008
by Masaharu Kohno, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
18 August 2008
by Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 25977
Synopsis: Thirty five years after the advent of modern floating exchange rates, what have economists learned about what moves them over short to medium term horizons? This talk will begin with a brief synopsis of the literature and then go on to explore the cutting edge of the modern academic debate. The talk will draw on the following papers: The Continuing Puzzle of Short-Horizon Exchange Rate Forecasting and Can Exchange Rates Forecast Commodity Prices?
18 August 2008
by Wu Fengshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
15 August 2008
by T. J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
14 August 2008
by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Singapore
Time: 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
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12 August 2008
by Marilyn Brown, Professor of Energy Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Time: 12.15 pm-1.30 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
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7 August 2008
by Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General
Time: 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
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4 August 2008
by Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division, WTO Secretariat in Geneva.
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
July 2008
22 July 2008
Speakers:
Dr. Jong-Wha Lee, Head of Asian Development Bank’s Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI)
Khor Hoe Ee, Assistant Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Professor Charles Adams of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Venue: Seminar Room 2-1, Manasseh Meyer Building, Lee Kuan Yew School , 469c Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
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21 July 2008
by Mr. Lex Rieffel (Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution)
16 July 2008
Presentation slides by: Dr. Benjamin Sovacool, Mr Christophe Inglin, Mr Edwin Khew, Mr Stefan Muelle, Mr David Tan, Mr Tan Tian Chong
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June 2008
26 - 27 June 2008
23 - 27 June 2008
Singapore International Water Week
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Synopsis: Singapore International Water Week is the global platform for water solutions that brings together policymakers, industry leaders, experts, practitioners to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements. It comprises of five key events, namely the Water Leaders' Summit which is by-invitation only, of which the LKYSPP is one of the strategic partners, a technical Water Convention, an international Water Exposition, the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize and a Water Festival.
For more information on the events and registration, please visit www.siww.com.sg.
23 - 25 June 2008
World Cities Summit 2008
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Synopsis: World Cities Summit is a premier international conference series on effective public governance and sustainable development of cities. The inaugural event in 2008 will focus on the challenges of developing cities that are both liveable and vibrant. It will cover issues related to excellent urban infrastructure, clean environment, good quality of life and economic competitiveness.
The conference will feature thought leaders and distinguished practitioners who will share valuable insights and practical experiences. Delegates will include city mayors, top government officials, senior officials from international organisations, academics and business leaders. The event will be held at the same time as the Singapore International Water Week 2008.
For more information on the conference and exhibition, please visit www.worldcities.com.sg or email
or call +65 6542 8660 (ext 168).
19 June 2008
by Mr. Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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11 June 2008
by Cesar Parga, Visiting Researcher, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
May 2008
29 May 2008
by C. Randall Henning, Visiting Fellow, The Peterson Institute for International Economics.
28 May 2008
by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
22 May 2008
by His Excellency Paul Kagame (President of the Republic of Rwanda)
Media coverage: Singapore’s role in Rwanda’s recovery
Lecture Synopsis: Africa and Rwanda: from Crisis to Development
Multimedia: Photo Gallery
22 May 2008
by Mark Considine (Dean of the Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne)
21 May 2008
by Prof Linda Fung-Yee Ng (Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof Chyau Tuan (Adjunct Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial, Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
21 May 2008
by Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.
20 May 2008
by Mr Juan José Daboub, Managing Director, World Bank
Media coverage: Soaring food prices could erode gains against poverty, Food price hike could set back global poverty fight
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15 May 2008
by Melissa Brown (Executive Director, Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia)
14 May 2008
by Shreekant Gupta (Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore)
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9 May 2008
Valedictory Dinner for Master in Public Policy (Class of 2006/08)
Guest of Honour : His Excellency Sajjad Ashraf, High Commissioner, High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Venue: Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
Valedictory Dinner Speech
8 May 2008
Sustainable Energy/Environment and Public Policy (SEPP) Scenario Workshop: An Interaction between Japan and Singapore On the Future of Sustainable Energy and Environment
Co-sponsored by The University of Tokyo, the Energy Studies Insitute and the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
7 May 2008
by Sanjaya Baru (Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India)
April 2008
24 April 2008
by Dr Ashok Khosla (Chairman, Development Alternatives Group)
Multimedia: Photo Gallery
22 April 2008
by Blane Lewis (Senior Economist, World Bank, Executive Director, Decentralization Support Facility, Jakarta, Indonesia)
16 April 2008
by Wong Marn Heong (Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Adelaide)
15 April 2008
by Kaliappa Kalirajan (Professor, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development & National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
10 April 2008
by Jan Willem Blankert (Fellow, European Institutions & Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy)
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7 April 2008
by Madhav G. Badami (Associate Professor, McGill University)
4 April 2008
by Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Lecture Synopsis: Book launch: India’s Century
Multimedia: Photo Gallery
March 2008
31 March 2008
by Jay Rosengard, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
27 March 2008
by Marie Danziger (Director, Communications Program, Kennedy School of Government)
26 March 2008
by The Honourable P Chidambaram, Finance Minister, Government of India
Media coverage: India says its growth story is not over yet, US biofuel policies ‘outrageous’
Lecture Synopsis: A View from the Outside
Multimedia: Photo Gallery
26 March 2008
by Ngoc-Anh Tran (Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard University)
25 March 2008
by Richard Zeckhauser (Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) & Ngoc-Anh Tran (Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard University)
20 March 2008
by Stephen Phua (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Agenix Limited)
19 March 2008
Behavioural Decision and Behavioural Finance
by Professor Richard Zeckhauser
Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy gave a lecture on decision making theory and its application to critical choices in the sphere of economics and finance.
Lecture Synopsis: Behavioural Decision and Behavioural Finance
13 March 2008
by Manuel Rybach (Director, Public Policy - Head of Governmental Affairs, Credit Suisse)
11 March 2008
by Juan Jose Gómez Camacho (Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore)
11 March 2008
by Prof Douglass C. North, Nobel Economics Laureate 1993
Lecture Synopsis: The Natural State
4 March 2008
by Guy Hentsch (Former Swiss Diplomat and Advisor to the European Centre for Nuclear Research)
Handout
4 March 2008
by Chester Neal Tate (Professor of Political Science and Law & Chair of the Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University)
February 2008
28 February 2008
by Mr Ryszard Schnepf, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Lecture Synopsis: Central European Perpsective on Asia
27 February 2008
by Marty Linsky (Co-Founder and Principal of Cambridge Leadership Associates)
22 February 2008
by Dr Thomas E Mann, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and The W. Averell Harriman Chair, The Brookings Institution
21 February 2008
by Mr Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions, Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
20 February 2008
by Dr Thomas E Mann, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and The W. Averell Harriman Chair, The Brookings Institution
Lecture Synopsis: The 2008 Election and the Future of American Politics
14 February 2008
by Prof Alan Altshuler (Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University)
5 February 2008
by Ms Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
January 2008
31 January 2008
by Prof Alan Altshuler, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University
23 January 2008
by Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, Vice-President of Economic Society of Singapore
18 January 2008
by Professor Alan Altshuler, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University
17 January 2008
by Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, Vice-President of Economic Society of Singapore
11 January 2008
by Dr Susan Park, Lecturer, International Relations, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
