The aim of the present symposium is to get a handle on this confusing picture of economics. We invite papers that appraise, criticize, or evaluate the economics-made-fun genre (books such as Freakonomics) from the perspective of the nature, scope and success (or failure) of economics as a...

WICaNeM 2010 offers sessions in both established and new tracks, such as: • development impact of agrifood chains • biorefinery, green technology, and biobased business • medical and health networks • innovation intermediaries, clusters and valleys • 21st century agro-production •...

The year 2010 is 10 years after the coming into force of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), the most widely-ratified international labour convention, and it is 6 years ahead of the global target of eliminating the WFCL. While the global movement has achieved much...

Main themes: - Value added creation and supply chain management in a globalising world; - Towards a new food policy: supply chain developments and interactive policy making; - Transparency and social responsibility in an international context.

We hope to move away from the perspective of African ‘victimhood’ by stressing ‘African agency’. Originating in nineteenth-century philosophical discourse, the theme of ‘Structure and Agency’ has been adopted in many academic disciplines. The conference also allows for a...

We hope to move away from the perspective of African ‘victimhood’ by stressing ‘African agency’. Originating in nineteenth-century philosophical discourse, the theme of ‘Structure and Agency’ has been adopted in many academic disciplines. The conference also allows for a...