Hvordan ser Asiens fremtid egentlig ud?

Time: Tuesday 12 October at 09.00 – 11.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Time: Tuesday 12 October at 09.00 – 11.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Despite rapid growth in the last decades, Asia remains a region marked by widespread poverty, home to two-thirds of the world’s poor. The region thus faces the dual challenge of sustaining high growth levels, in the context of a weak and fragile global economic recovery, and finding ways of ensuring that this growth is socio-economically inclusive, so that poverty may be significantly reduced.

This is a tough challenge. The pre-crisis global economic environment, which previously was favourable for Asian growth, has now changed dramatically. Export-led growth will very likely be much more difficult to achieve in the context of weak global demand and a possible double-dip recession.

The good news is that Asia so far has succeeded in restoring reasonable growth rates after the initial shock of the global economic crisis. But how will the region stand up to the challenge of sustaining growth in the medium and long run? Given Asia’s remarkable past growth record, going back to pre-crisis policies might seem appealing.

But can policy-makers continue to rely on high capital investments, for example, or will they have to pursue other policies to stimulate growth? What role should be played by productivity-enhancing measures and technological progress?

Which measures will be taken to boost domestic demand in Asian countries? Will Asia’s future growth strategies be likely to succeed in reducing poverty and income inequality in the region?

These are some of the questions that our two invited speakers, Donghyun Park (Asian Development Bank) and Anthony P. D’ Costa (Copenhagen Business School), both researchers in the areas of Asian economy and development, will address at this seminar.

Park will present his analysis of economic growth in 12 developing Asian countries, investigating the importance of labour input, capital and total factor productivity as past and future drivers of growth.

D’Costa will present his analysis of the successful Indian IT sector, investigating its transformative capabilities and potentials for bringing about development to the wider Indian economy.

Speakers

* Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, ADB, Manila, Philippines
* Anthony D’Costa, Professor, CBS
* Jakob Vestergaard, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAMME

09.00-09.15
Introduction by Jakob Vestergaard, Senior Researcher, DIIS

09.15-10.00
Drivers of Developing Asia’s Growth: Past and Future by Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, ADB, Manila, Philippines

10.00-10.20
Coffee Break

10.20-11.05
Geography, Uneven Development and Distributive Justice: The Political Economy of IT Growth in India by Anthony D’Costa, Professor, CBS

11.05-11.30
Open Discussion

Chair: Jakob Vestergaard, Senior Researcher, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on http://www.diis.dk/sw99704.asp

And do so no later than Monday, 11 October 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk