UGC Sponsored National Seminar
On
Green Economics – A Case for Making Growth Sustainable and Equitable
Objectives of the seminar
1. To provide a common platform for economists, environmentalists, policy makers, corporates and researchers to bring to fore the concept of green economics and its practical utility.
2. It is expected to enhance our understanding of the relevance of green economics in achieving sustainable development.
3. Expected to explore the need of and challenges in incorporating green strategy in our present highly profit oriented monetary economic setup.
4. To educate the youth about the relevance of assimilation of environment protection in our everyday life.
5. To explore and understand the nexus between green economics, poverty reduction and employment generation.
6. To understand the role of state governments, corporate sector and WTO in adopting the ideology of green economics.
Sub-themes
1. Green Economics : An answer to sustainable development
2. Does high economic growth preclude environmental protection?
3. Need of and challenges in incorporating green economics in our present economic system.
4. GDP should be recalibrated to measure true value generation.
5. Is green economics a viable option for the profit oriented corporate world?
6. Green Economics and poverty reduction share a positive nexus.
7. Strategies like green revolution are an environmental failure. What are the policy options?
8. Role of WTO in making trade as an engine of sustainable development.
9. Environmental protection strategies in trade serve as non-tariff barriers for developing countries. What are the policy responses?
10. Green Economics is an expensive but a necessary option for developing countries.
11. Green Economics is more employment oriented.
12. Challenges in measuring environmental externalities and internalizing their costs to measure true value generation.
The above mentioned sub-themes are indicative but not exhaustive in the area under study.
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The following instructions should be followed while submitting the abstract, formatting the paper and submitting the final manuscript.
- The size of the abstract should be between 150-200 words.
- The size of the full length paper should be of maximum 4-5 pages of A4 size (including the references), 1.5 line spacing.
- Kindly use standard formats of citing references.
- Font should be Times New Roman, size 12 (size 14 for the headings), aligned justified.
- Soft copy of the full length paper alongwith the abstract should be submitted in the .doc format to the email address pankajavashist@yahoo.in latest by _________________
- It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that their paper has neither been published till date, nor is currently under review by any other seminar or journal.
- A hard copy of the paper may also please be sent.
The paper and the abstract should be accompanied by a covering page which should contain the following details :-
- Name of the author and the co-authors (not more than two).
- Address of the institution
- Designation of the author
- Email address and phone numbers of the authors
- Title of the paper.
For further enquires please contact the following :
Mrs. Pankaja Vashist (9876719934)
Mrs. Prabhjot Kaur (9876296567)
Or send an email at : pankajavashist@yahoo.in
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