The State and Economic Development in Asia and Europe
10 March 2011
15.00-17.00 hrs.
IIAS Centre for Regulation and Governance Seminar Series 2011
Venue: Gravensteen (Room 111), Pieterskerkhof 6, Leiden
Resource policies in Asia and Europe: Food, raw materials, and energy
The second seminar of the 2011 series will discuss the influence of the state on crucial resource supplies and the domestic production of resources. The secure, inexpensive, and sustainable supply of resources - such as food, raw materials, and energy - is essential to the functioning of a country's economy. Severe disruptions of resource supplies can lead to a number of serious economic problems. Rapid increases in prices of resources have considerable effects on society and the competitiveness of the domestic industry. Recent developments have shown that policies to secure supplies of resources have become of essential importance to economic development. The seminar will focus on regulation and governance issues related to the supply of resources. The speakers will in particular discuss the situation in China and the European Union.
PROGRAMME:
Introduction by the Chair
Dr. Frans-Paul van der Putten (Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme and Clingendael Asia Studies, The Hague)
1. "From promoting to restricting exports: China's regulatory approach to rare earth metals"
Susann Handke (Erasmus China Law Centre, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam)
2. "European resource policy: Scarcity in a sea of plenty?"
Dr. Stephan Slingerland (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)
Q&A
Registration: crg@iias.nl
The third seminar on "Development aid vs. economic diplomacy" will take place on Thursday, April 14, 2011.
The IIAS Centre for Regulation and Governance, as the first European research centre devoted to the study of regulation and governance in Asia, engages in innovative and comparative research on the theories and practices of regulation and governance and serves as a focal point of collaborative research between European and Asian scholars. The seminars aim to broaden the understanding of political economic developments in Asia from a comparative perspective related to policy choices in Europe, and provide a platform for the discussion of developments that have shaped the global economy in the last few decades. The influence of the state on economic development will be examined by focusing on several aspects of economic policy, i.e. (international) financial regulation, resource policy, foreign economic cooperation, and the role of the state in different stages of industrialisation. The seminars are intended for academics, policymakers, and students of political science, public administration, regional studies, and international economics.