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Master Programme in Non-Farm Activities and Rural Development in Developing Countries

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News & Events on development studies

Social Capital and Educational Achievement, in Monterey, California, February, 2006.

Communities in Transition: Women as Global Leaders Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 12-14, 2006.

Governing Bodies: Reflections on the Self, Society, and State, International Conference in Shreveport, La, March 2006.

Economics of Poverty, Environment and
Natural Resource Use, in Wageningen, 17-20 May 2006.

Trust in Agent Societies, Hakodate, Japan, 8-12 May 2006

Ethical Aspects of Management
in Theory and Practice in Berlin, 11-13 May 2006.

8th International Conference on "Linking Systems Thinking, Innovation Quality, Entrepreneurship and Environment" in Maribor, Slovenia, June 2006.

Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade in Jerusalem, Israel, 18-19 June 2006.

Fifth Proximity Congress, in Bourdeaux, 28-30 June 2006.

International Conference on Governing Rapid Growth in China: Efficiency, Equity and Institutions in Shangai, China, 2-4 July 2006.

Fourth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research in Vienna, Austria, July 2006.

The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalising World, ISA Congress of Sociology, in Durban, South Africa, July 2006.

Trust, Reciprocity and Social Capital, 2006 Ratio Colloquium for Social Scientists, in Stockholm, August 2006.

Tackling the Determinants of Health, in Sydney, September 2006.

The Good Company. Catholic Social Thought and Corporate Social Responsability in Dialogue, in Rome, October 2006.

The Ravage Of The Planet 2006, First International Conference on the Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards, in Bariloche, Argentina, 12-14 December 2006.

Management Accounting in LDCs, Call for paper by the Journal of Accounting & Organisational Change.

Events on
social capital, development and related topics

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