Lord Kaldor, Cambridge economist died 30 years ago. He was born in Budapest, studied at the LSE, worked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and advised the Labour government of Harold Wilson on taxation and economic policy. His legacy offers opportunities to analyse...

The topic of conference is "Southern and Eastern Europe at Crossroads of Socio-Economic Challenges"

WAPOR welcomes abstracts and panel proposals related to the conference theme, including but not restricted to the following topics: Social change and genetic diversity; Subjective well-being and happiness; Social capital and corruption; Nationalism, ethnicity and migration; Political...

The themes of the conference will be the following: 1. The un-common sense 2. Historical socialism and post-socialism in Eastern Europe 3. Exit from growth ≠ exit from capitalism? 4. Environmentally sound economies 5. This is the 22nd century 6. Global village 7. The wrong way round 8. New...

Special topics of the conference are: analysis of growth problems; modernization from above: facilities and limits; economic decentralization and local self-government; values, trust and cooperation.

Topics: - Trust and Social Well-Being - Trust and Social Solidarity - Trust and Social Capital - Values, Trust and Economic Growth - Trust and Corruption