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Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization?

2nd Global Public Policy Network Conference

Parallel Session II - Energy and Environment 


Parallel Session II
Energy and the Environment

Ann Florini –I noticed that this morning there was only brief mention of energy and environment.  For Asia’s prosperity to continue, and for peace and prosperity, policymakers have to get 3 things right:  economics;  security;  environment. 

Environmental issues were always the leftovers on the global agenda.  All the things we heard about this morning are multiplied in environmental issues.  Governance?  Hardly have any.  The energy set of issues is [...]

Day 1 Session 2 

Plenary session 2

Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science:  Everybody understands financial growth, I won’t go through the  numbers.  But it’s also clear that the economic and financial architecture of the global economy has had trouble adapting to growth.  For example, 10 out of 15 members of the Basel committee are from Europe.  Institutions are reacting rather slowly.  It’s hard to tell countries to obey rules of conduct if they are not involved in formulating [...]

Day 1, Session 1 

Kishore Mahbubani's welcome remarks
1. why gpp education conference is necessary. 2. Why theme of asia globalization

Public Policy education is still a new enterprise. Unlike business schools, PP education is finding its way. We know what to expect when a graduate comes with an MBA, but do we know what to expect from an MPA ?

He quotes Graham Allison describing fierce resistance of Harvard faculty to establishing the Kennedy school. 2/3 thought it was a bad idea. Economists believed if there was [...]

Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization? 

The conference starts Monday Oct 22 at 9am Singapore time. This blog will be an ongoing informal record of the sessions.