With the growing role allocated to business in development thinking and practice, especially in relation to the SDGs, the relationship of business with the state is more crucial than ever. Business is not an autonomous or homogeneous development actor, and the contribution of business to development is shaped by its interactions with the state. The state may engage not only as regulator or coordination partner, but also at times as facilitator, co-conspirator, or adversary.
There is much we still need to learn about the structure and process of business and the state interactions with regards to specific and general development issues. This workshop therefore aims to assess the state of play in research on state-business relations in developing countries, and outline a research agenda which builds on this foundation towards better understanding of the role of state-business relations in shaping development outcomes, including but also beyond economic growth.
Distinguished speakers will include:
- Kunal Sen, Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre
- Jodie Thorpe, Institute of Development Studies
- Peng Lu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Izak Atiyas, Sabanci University Istanbul
- Pallavi Roy, SOAS South Asia Institute
- Lila Cabellero, ActionAid
- Dirk Willem Te Velde, Overseas Development Institute
- David Booth, Overseas Development Institute
- Katherine Trebeck, Senior Researcher, Oxfam UK
Conference organisers
This event is organised by the Institute of Development Studies, in partnership with the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID).
Registration
You can request an invitation through Eventbrite.
Image credit: Asian Development Bank / Spice Value Chain Development in India
