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I have been asked to post the following call for papers for an international conference. Please reply to the address given below in the announcement and not to me. Paul Auchterlonie. University of Exeter. International Conference on Globalisation, Economic Reforms, Aid and Democracy in the Arab World February, 03-04, 2008 To be held at The Arab Thought Forum, Amman, Jordan Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal Call for Papers The Arab Thought Forum, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and the Centre for International Business and Innovation (CIBI), Manchester Metropolitan University are organising a conference on ‘Globalisation, Economic Reforms, Aid and Democracy in the Arab World’. The conference will be opened and presided over by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the founder and President of the Arab Thought Forum. The conference is of particular interest to the international business community, academics, the policy-making community and international organisations, such as the IMF, World Bank and WTO. The conference invites high-quality theoretical, empirical and policy contributions linked to the conference themes from academics and policy- makers. The deadline for the receipt of extended abstracts is 06 October 2007. A series of keynote speeches will be delivered by distinguished experts, provisionally: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal; Professor Hafiz Mirza, Investment Analysis Branch, UNCTAD; Hilary Rantisi, Director of the Middle East Initiative of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and Professor Abdul-Aziz Sachedina, University of Virginia. For full information on the conference, including details to the conference themes and submission of papers please visit the conference website: http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/cibi/globconf/ Alternatively, the full details can be obtained via e-mail: [log in to unmask]