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PRECONFERENCES

Thursday, October 16, 2008



*ABSTRACT DEADLINE: JUNE 1*
Call for Abstracts
Third Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference
Nepal Study Center
(October 16, 2008, Madison)
 
The Nepal Study Center (NSC:http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu) is pleased to announce the Third Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference. The Conference will be held in Madison, Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin's 37th Annual Conference on South Asia's pre-conference venue on October 16, 2008, at the Madison Concourse Hotel.

TOPICS
We invite you to send an abstract of your research, recently completed or in progress, in the field of development, democracy, governance, or environment. We consider these fields broadly as encompassing socio-economic growth (macro or sectoral), political transition, institutional development, governance and administrative reform, poverty and income distribution, education and health, regional development, gender and ethnicity, trade and remittances, aid and foreign direct investment, resource and environmental management, public-private partnership in technology and investment, child labor, and many other issues. The papers are expected to have important implications for public policy in one or more countries of the Himalayan region or South Asia.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We accept electronic as well as paper submissions of abstracts. Along with your abstract, please include your name, institution affiliation, e-mail and postal address, and your area of research.

If you are also interested in serving as a session chair or discussant, please include information on the subject areas in which you will be willing to serve.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE

The submission deadline is June 1, 2008. Your timely response will be highly appreciated.

For other details, please visit the HPRC 2008 website:
http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu

CONTACT ADDRESS
Send your abstract or Conference/Association inquires to Professor Alok K. Bohara, Nepal Study Center, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A. Phone: (505) 277-5903, bohara@unm.edu and/or Dr. Vijaya Sharma vijaya.sharma@colorado.edu of the University of Colorado, Boulder.

CONFERENCE COORDINATORS,
Alok K. Bohara, Professor, University of New Mexico Mukti P. Upadhyay, Department of Economics, Eastern Illinois University Joel Heinen, Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University
Vijaya R. Sharma, Department of Economics, University of Colorado , Boulder Gyan Pradhan, Department of Economics, Westminster College Jeffery Drope, Department of Political Science, Marquette University

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