Report prepared and compiled by:
* Gautam Adhikari, Senior Resident Fellow and Project Director, NED
* Shannon Milmoe, Staff Assistant, NED
* Jeff Nelson, Development Manager, NED
Conference Sponsors
American International Group
CIVITAS
The Ford Foundation
Freedom House
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Holdeen India Fund
Industrial Development Bank of India
RPG Enterprises
The Starr Foundation
The Smith Richardson Foundation
Tata Steel
U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Conference Rapporteur
Michael Pinto-Duchinsky, United Kingdom
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The World Movement for Democracy
Founding Statement
Democracy as a Universal Value - Keynote Address by Amartya Sen
Plenary 1 Democracy & Development: The Political Foundations of a Market Economy
Plenary 2 Democracy & Diversity: Managing Pluralism
Plenary 3 Challenges of Democratic Governance: Accountability, Human Rights, & Rule of Law
Greetings
Workshops
New Communications Technologies: Tools for Democracy-Building
Democracy & NGOs: Advocacy & Coalition-Building
Political Parties & Democracy: Reform & Renewal
Policy Research Institutes & Democracy
Trade Unions & Democracy in a Changing Global Economy
Civic Education & Democracy
Democracy Assistance Foundations: Expanding the Network
Democracy & Market Institutions
Transparency & Accountability: Fighting Corruption
Informal Workshop Reports
Conference View & Voices
Participants
Media Coverage
Agenda
Speaker's Biographies
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National Endowment for Democracy
NED is a private, non-profit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through non-governmental efforts. The Endowment awards hundreds of grants each year to civic education, media, and human rights organizations, thereby providing support to thousands of people around the world who are striving to build democracy in their countries. Endowment programs in the areas of labor, business, and political party development are funded through four core institutes: the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, the Center for International Private Enterprise, the International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. NED supports activists on the cutting edge of democratic development in six regions: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
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Confederation of Indian Industry
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was established to help build a strong national economy in India that could be globally integrated. It represents and services over 3,700 companies in small, medium, and large industries, including both private-sector and government-owned corporations and utilities. CII is the umbrella organization for industry in India, and a repository of information and knowledge that covers all aspects of the relationship between government, Indian industry, and international business. It has evolved over the years from a specialized industry-focused organization into a broad association. CII's experience in organizing large international gatherings is unequaled in India.
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Centre for Policy Research
The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) was established in 1973 as an autonomous institution working under the aegis of the Indian Council of Social Science Research of the government of India. Its purpose is to study major policy issues to help develop a body of knowledge about policy making and to suggest alternative policy options. CPR promotes and conducts research on developing substantive policy choices and the improvement of policy making and management; plans, promotes, and provides education and training in policy planning and management and organizes conferences, seminars, courses, lectures, and other activities; provides advisory services to government, public bodies, and other institutions, including international agencies, on the use of natural resources for social and economic improvement; and disseminates information on policy issues and guidance on policy making through the publication of journals, reports, pamphlets, and other literature.
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