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New Approaches to Building Markets in Asia - Call for Papers

REGULATION, PRIVATE SECTOR AUTHORITY AND MARKET BUILDING IN ASIA (Phase 2)

Phase 1 (Workshop 1 - Public organisations and new approaches to building markets in Asia)

Phase 2 (Workshop 2 - Regulation, private sector authority and market building in Asia)

Phase 3 (Workshop 3 - Citizens, participation and the politics of 'market building' in Asia)

Public Organisations and New Approaches to Building Markets in Asia

Public organisations, such as the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), national development assistance bodies and export credit agencies, are playing increasingly important roles in constituting markets in the name of poverty reduction and development. While these organisations are popularly-known as important sources of finance, they also perform crucial legitimising and risk mitigating roles, and bring with them an array of conditions and safeguards beyond those of regular financing streams.

S.T.Lee Project on Global Governance

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