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............................................................................................................................................................................................ Forthcoming UNRISD Conference: Business, Social Policy and Corporate Political Influence in Developing Countries ............................................................................................................................................................................................ > Dates: 12-13 November 2007 > Location: United Nations in Geneva > Hosted by: UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) > Description: Large corporations and business associations exert strong and growing influence over social development and government policy in developing countries. • How are changes in state-business-society relations affecting development strategies, and social and labour market policies? • Do new forms of business participation and partnership advance social development outcomes and improve the effectiveness of governance institutions? • What institutional, political and economic conditions encourage organized business interests to support "progressive" social, labour market and industrial policies that favour inclusive and rights-based development? Spanning national and international issues, and based on presentations by 26 researchers from South and North, this conference will address such questions. In doing so, it will • bring key findings and debates from academia to the attention of United Nations agencies, governments, business and civil society organizations, and the international development research community • draw on insights from different disciplines to better understand the role of business in development and move toward more integrated, coherent policy approaches. > Sessions: 1 - Business Strategies and Social Policy 2 - Changing Patterns of State-Business Relations 3 - Business as a Social Provider: CSR & PPPs 4 - Corporate Lobbying & Policy Influence 5 - New Social Pacts and Regulatory Politics 6 - Transnational Activism and Multi-Scalar Regulation > Admission is free but online registration is required. Please see website for updated agenda and online registration: http://www.unrisd.org/mbr-conference. > contact information: Katrien De Moor ([log in to unmask]) ............................................................................................................................................................................................