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Volume 28, Issue 32 
Conference Announcement 
Sustaining growth? Economic transition and natural resource management in 
East and Southeast Asia 
Location : HoChiMinh City, Viet Nam
Organizers : V. Beckmann, N.H.Dung, E.Hegger, M.Spoor, X. Shi, J.Wesseler (Chair)
Major Topics : Natural Resource Management and Econmomic Development, Economic Transition, Technical 
Change and Economic Growth
Conference Dates : 6/21/2007 to 6/21/2007
Submission Deadline : 2/28/2007
Send Submissions To : seminar@asia-link-recreate.com
Sponsoring Organizations : Europe Aid
For further information contact : 
Web Page : http://www.asia-link-re .com/
Motivation and background Economic and institutional reforms in China and Vietnam implemented since the end of 
the 1970s have caused an impressive economic growth. In several regions however, this growth was obtained at the 
expense of the quality of natural resources. As a consequence, future growth faces several challenges. This has been 
recognised by the involved countries. The economic policy aims at reducing the rapid growth rate and to promote 
sustainable development. Governmental policies aimed at controlling resource degradation are largely based on direct 
regulation and large-scale public projects. With the transition from planned to market economies however, resource 
use decisions have largely been transferred to households. Moreover, with the gradual integration of the economies of 
both countries into the world trading system, environmental policies increasingly have to take international 
environmental regimes into account. The seminar contributes to the analysis of environmental and natural resource use 
issues related to sustaining economic growth. Scope and objectives The scope of the seminar stretches from 
theoretical to empirical and policy studies, including cooperation for natural resource management, economics of 
property rights and institutions, bio-economic modelling, economics of agro-biodiversity and studies linking economic 
transition, international trade, agricultural production, and the environment. The objectives of the seminar are 
threefold. First, the seminar provides a forum for studies on the links between economic transition and sustainable 
development. Domestic economic liberalisation, international trade liberalisation and China''s and Vietnam''s entry into 
the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will greatly affect domestic prices and hence the use of natural resources in 
production, and bring home international environmental regimes, particularly issues of food safety, ISO standardisation 
and eco-labelling. Secondly, the seminar facilitates discussions on international relations in natural resource use, 
international trade and environmental agreements. Insights from theoretical models and empirical studies will directly 
help to shape local and international policies to facilitate economic transition in East Asian countries and to improve 
natural resource management. The role of environmental policies as well as international agreements for trade will be 
discussed. Thirdly, the transition from state-dominated to market-oriented economy raises concerns about 
decentralised, local and informal resource management institutions, and good governance. The seminar offers 
opportunities for formulating policy responses and strategies for direct action and implementation. 
 
Citation: Justus Wesseler , (2006) Economics Bulletin, Vol. 28 no.32 p.A1. 
Submitted: November 29, 2006  Published: November 30, 2006. 
URL: http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/EB/2006/Volume29/EB-06CC0022A.pdf 
 
          
 
 
Volume 28, Issue 32 
Conference Announcement 
Sustaining growth? Economic transition and natural resource management in 
East and Southeast Asia 
Location : HoChiMinh City, Viet Nam
Organizers : V. Beckmann, N.H.Dung, E.Hegger, M.Spoor, X. Shi, J.Wesseler (Chair)
Major Topics : Natural Resource Management and Econmomic Development, Economic Transition, Technical 
Change and Economic Growth
Conference Dates : 6/21/2007 to 6/21/2007
Submission Deadline : 2/28/2007
Send Submissions To : seminar@asia-link-recreate.com
Sponsoring Organizations : Europe Aid
For further information contact : 
Web Page : http://www.asia-link-re .com/
Motivation and background Economic and institutional reforms in China and Vietnam implemented since the end of 
the 1970s have caused an impressive economic growth. In several regions however, this growth was obtained at the 
expense of the quality of natural resources. As a consequence, future growth faces several challenges. This has been 
recognised by the involved countries. The economic policy aims at reducing the rapid growth rate and to promote 
sustainable development. Governmental policies aimed at controlling resource degradation are largely based on direct 
regulation and large-scale public projects. With the transition from planned to market economies however, resource 
use decisions have largely been transferred to households. Moreover, with the gradual integration of the economies of 
both countries into the world trading system, environmental policies increasingly have to take international 
environmental regimes into account. The seminar contributes to the analysis of environmental and natural resource use 
issues related to sustaining economic growth. Scope and objectives The scope of the seminar stretches from 
theoretical to empirical and policy studies, including cooperation for natural resource management, economics of 
property rights and institutions, bio-economic modelling, economics of agro-biodiversity and studies linking economic 
transition, international trade, agricultural production, and the environment. The objectives of the seminar are 
threefold. First, the seminar provides a forum for studies on the links between economic transition and sustainable 
development. Domestic economic liberalisation, international trade liberalisation and China''s and Vietnam''s entry into 
the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will greatly affect domestic prices and hence the use of natural resources in 
production, and bring home international environmental regimes, particularly issues of food safety, ISO standardisation 
and eco-labelling. Secondly, the seminar facilitates discussions on international relations in natural resource use, 
international trade and environmental agreements. Insights from theoretical models and empirical studies will directly 
help to shape local and international policies to facilitate economic transition in East Asian countries and to improve 
natural resource management. The role of environmental policies as well as international agreements for trade will be 
discussed. Thirdly, the transition from state-dominated to market-oriented economy raises concerns about 
decentralised, local and informal resource management institutions, and good governance. The seminar offers 
opportunities for formulating policy responses and strategies for direct action and implementation. 
 
Citation: Justus Wesseler , (2006) Economics Bulletin, Vol. 28 no.32 p.A1. 
Submitted: November 29, 2006  Published: November 30, 2006. 
URL: http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/EB/2006/Volume29/EB-06CC0022A.pdf 
 
     

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