Conference Papers

Papers given at Govnet Conference 'Transformations in Governance: Capacity Building in Australia and the Asia/Pacific Region', 29 November to 1 December 2006.

Comparing the Australian/South Pacific Partnerships, East Timor, Fiji and Solomon Islands.
Prof Howard Adelman read paper

Knoweldge regimes and comparative political economy.
John L. Campbell and Prof Ove K. Pedersen read paper

Is The Notion of Corporate Moral Agency Useful in Bulding Policy Capacity?
Dr David Ardagh read paper

Governance implications of the AWB Scandal.
Prof Stephen Bartos read paper

Seeing like the IMF: Institutional change in small open economies.
André Broome and Leonard Seabrooke read paper

The Federal Government’s response to the Banks Report: an assessment of its recommendations and the Government response.
Prof Peter Carroll read paper

Thinking about policy: finding the best way.
Prof H.K. Colebatch read paper

Process and performance based regulation: challenges for regulatory governance and regulatory reform.
Mr Rex Deighton-Smith read paper

If Ministerial Advisors are the answer, then what is the question? Issues of governance and policy capability in the New Zealand context.
Dr Chris Eichbaum, Dr Richard Shaw. read paper

Think tank transformations: From `knowledge for policy’ to transnational idea brokerage.
Prof Paul ‘t Hart read paper

Transformations in Sovereignty, Political Authority and Capacity in the Governance State.
Jim Jose read paper

Think tanks, foundations and policy discourse: ebbs and flows, investments and responsibilities.
Prof Evert Lindquist read paper

Implementing Shifts in National/Regional Economic Strategies A Comparison of Three Approaches.
Prof Ian Marsh read paper

The development of Australia’s innovation strategy: can the public sector system assess new policy frameworks?
Prof Ian Marsh and Dr Lindy Edwards read paper

Managing Conflict or Pre-ordaining Failure: The Sisyphean Tragedy (or Absurdity) of Corporate and Capital Market Governance Reform.
Prof Justin O’Brien read paper

Private Sector Partnerships for Infrastructure Provision.
Michael Potter read paper

Policy Capabilities in changing and diverse environments: the US and parliamentary systems.
Prof Beryl A. Radin read paper

Collaborative relations and service delivery of relationship education programs in Australia.
Elizabeth van Acker read paper

The Mirage of rail reform. Building regulatory capacity in policy sectors.
Christopher Walker read paper

The Chinese limited liability company: China's legal anomalies or entrenched ideologies.
Angus Young and Alex Lau read paper