............................................................................................................................................................................................ <br>Forthcoming UNRISD Conference: Business, Social Policy and Corporate Political Influence in Developing Countries 
<br>............................................................................................................................................................................................ <br><br>&gt; Dates: 12-13 November 2007 
<br><br>&gt; Location: United Nations in Geneva <br><br>&gt; Hosted by: UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>&gt; Description: <br><br>Large corporations and business associations exert strong and growing influence over social development and government policy in developing countries. 
<br>• How are changes in state-business-society relations affecting development strategies, and social and labour market policies? <br>• Do new forms of business participation and partnership advance social development outcomes and improve the effectiveness of governance institutions? 
<br>• 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? 
<br><br>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 <br>• 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 
<br>• draw on insights from different disciplines to better understand the role of business in development and move toward more integrated, coherent policy approaches. <br><br><br>&gt; Sessions: <br><br>1 - Business Strategies and Social Policy 
<br>2 - Changing Patterns of State-Business Relations <br>3 - Business as a Social Provider: CSR &amp; PPPs <br>4 - Corporate Lobbying &amp; Policy Influence <br>5 - New Social Pacts and Regulatory Politics <br>6 - Transnational Activism and Multi-Scalar Regulation 
<br><br>&gt; Admission is free but online registration is required.&nbsp; Please see website for updated agenda and online registration: <a href="http://www.unrisd.org/mbr-conference">http://www.unrisd.org/mbr-conference</a>. 
<br><br>&gt; contact information: Katrien De Moor (<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]"><a href="/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind0710%26L%3DEUROPEAN-SOCIAL-POLICY%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D37486%26B%3D------%253D_Part_20901_19552181.1191419165909%26T%3Dtext%252Fhtml%3B%2520charset%3DWINDOWS-1252%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a></a>) <br>............................................................................................................................................................................................ 
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