Final program, papers, and presentations now available

ifprilima09 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:03:25 +0000

The decentralization research workshop blog now has the final updated workshop program and links to all related papers or abstracts. In addition, you can find selected presentations. More will be posted as we receive them. Please click the appropriate tab above to access the program, papers, and presentations.

Introduction to the workshop by Regina Birner, IFPRI

ifprilima09 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:22:00 +0000

Regina Birner, Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, answers the question, “Why is this research workshop important?”

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Welcome!

ifprilima09 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:06:57 +0000

Welcome to the conference blog for the IFPRI-University of Kiel Research Workshop on decentralization, “Inside the black box: The political economy of local governments and their role in rural development.”

The research workshop will take place on February 3 and 4. In addition, a policy-focused panel discussion will be held from 12:30 to 2 pm on Thursday, February 4. You are welcome to join for one or both days of the research workshop, or only for the policy panel discussion.

Please RSVP to Simone Hill-Lee at s.hill-lee@cgiar.org and indicate whether you will attend one or both days of the research workshop or only the panel discussion on Feb 4.

The program can be found by clicking “program” at the top of this page.