| Conference on Moving Out of Poverty | |
| Jointly organized by ICRIER with The World Bank
May 26, 2008 |
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| Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format. |
| SESSION I: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY | |
| Chair: | Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
| Panelists: | Dr. Deepa Narayan, Senior Adviser, World Bank [Download Presentation] Dr. Arjun Sengupta, Chairman, National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector Dr. Isabel Guerrero, Country Director India, World Bank |
| Session II: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY: ROLE OF DEMOCRACY | |
| Chair: | Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission |
| Panelists: | Dr. Binayak Sen, Senior Economist, World Bank [Download Presentation] Dr. Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Mr. Ajay Mehta, Executive Director, National Foundation for India Dr. Bina Agarwal, Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth , Delhi |
| Session III: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY: ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY | |
| Chair: | Mr. Yogesh C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Ltd. |
| Panelists: | Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue
Ms. Soumya Kapoor, Consultant, World Bank Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group India Dr. Rukmani Banerji, North India Director, Pratham Ms. Renana Jhabvala, President, SEWA Bharat |
| Closing Comments: | Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue |