Agenda

The Developmental State model and the challenges for Lebanon
Workshop, 15-16 February 2002, Beirut

February 15, 2002

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 10:00 Workshop Introduction

The Developmental State Model and the Economic Prospects for Lebanon
Dr. Salim Nasr, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon
Dr. Albert Dagher, Lebanese University, Lebanon

10:00 – 12:30 Session 1: Developmental State, Neo-Patrimonial State, and Economic Development: Asian and African Perspectives

Moderator:
Dr Paul Salem, Fares Foundation, Lebanon

Presentations:
The Developmental State and Economic Development: The Asian Example
Dr. K. S. Jomo, University of Malaya, Malaysia

The Neo-Patrimonial State and the Developmental State: the Example of African States
Dr. Jean-François Medard, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux, France

Developmental State, Patrimonial State and Economic Development: Validity of Comparisons between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia
Dr. Alice Sindzingre, CNRS, France

11:00 – 11:30 Discussion

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:30 Presentations: (continued)

Developmental State, Patrimonial State and Economic Development: Validity of Comparisons between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia
Dr. Alice Sindzingre, CNRS, France

12:30 – 13:00 Discussion

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 18:00 Session 2: State and Development: The Lebanese Contemporary Experience

Moderator:
Dr Farid El Khazen, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Presentations:
The Neo-Patrimonial Lebanese State Before 1975
Dr. Michael Johnson, University of Sussex, UK [TBC]

Economic Openness, the State and Development: Symmetries and Asymmetries of Lebanon's Merchant Republic and the East Asian Model
Dr. Carolyn Gates, European Commission and Ministry of Trade, Vietnam

15:30 – 16:00 Discussion

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30 Presentations: (continued)

The Economic Situation of Lebanon during the 1990s: A Literature Review
Dr. Fadi Osseiran, Banque d’Affaires du Liban et d’Outre-Mer, Lebanon

The Lebanese Administration After 1990
Dr. Albert Dagher, Lebanese University, Lebanon

17:30 – 18:00 Discussion

February 16, 2002

9:30 – 12:30 Session 3: The Developmental State: A Model for Lebanon?

Moderator:
Dr. Salim Nasr, LCPS, Lebanon

09:30 – 10:00 Presentation:

The Challenges for the Developmental State in the Globalized World Economy
Dr. Sanjaya Lall, University of Oxford, UK

10:00 – 10:30 Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 Round Table: The Developmental Policies Implemented by Asian Countries: Which Potentials for the Economic Development of Lebanon?

Dr. K. S. Jomo, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Carolyn Gates, European Commission and Ministry of Trade, Vietnam
Dr. Hassan Sherif, ESCWA, Lebanon
Dr. Samir Makdisi, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Dr.George Corm, Former Minister of Finance, Lebanon

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 17:30 Session 4: Public Policies and the Challenges for Development in Lebanon

Moderator:
Dr George Corm, Former Minister of Finance, Lebanon

Presentations:

Which Industrial Policy for a Small Country like Lebanon?
Dr. Carolyn Gates, European Commission and Ministry of Trade, Vietnam

Dr. Sanjaya Lall, University of Oxford, UK

The Shortcomings of the Developmental State in Lebanon: What is the Administration's Utility to Society?
Dr. Christophe Ingels, Balkan Program, Transeuropean NGO, France

15:00 – 15:30 Discussion

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00 Presentations: (continued)

Urban Planning and Development in Lebanon: Forty Years of Projects for a Tertiary Economy
Mr. Eric Verdeil, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain, Lebanon

Which Master Plan for Lebanon?
Dr. Fouad Awada, Institut d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme de la Région d’Ile-de-France, France

17:00 – 17:30 Discussion

17:30 – 18:00 Concluding Session

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