S. Fischer’s scientific contributions

This conference was the second in the annual series on development economics. It focused on four pressing policy and research issues: long-term growth; project evaluation; the environment; and population growth. A keynote address on economic transition in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe is followed by nine papers, all of which are abstracted separately. Each is followed by comments and the main points from the floor discussion. There is also a roundtable discussion on the roles of the state and the private sector. -M.Amos

This first annual conference did not focus on a single subject or theme. Each author was instead asked to review and assess the policy implications of one of six subjects: the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations, savings theory, social sector pricing policy, institutions, trade theory and policy response of agriculture. Summaries are included of the floor discussions following each paper, as well as short comments. The six main papers are abstracted separately, with comment details. There is also a keynote address by the secretary general of the South Commission and a summary of the roundtable discussion at the end of the conference. -M.Amos