From 7-10 December 2002 the EU-LDC Network organised a conference on Improving Global Governance for Development: Issues and Instruments. The conference was organised by the EU-LDC Network Secretariat and the Centre of European Studies at Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, which is one of the Regional Focal Groups of the Network. The conference brought together around 45 policy-makers, academics and representatives of civil society organisations from developing and developed countries. The discussions focussed on issues related to global governance in general, while a number of sessions concentrated on certain governance instruments for development.

The papers, presentations and summaries of the sessions can be found in each of the session pages as follows:

• Opening session - Improving the architecture of global government

Part I - Globalisation and developing countries:

• Session 1.1 - Global governance and the functioning of global financial markets

• Session 1.2 - Global governance implications of WTO rules

• Session 1.3 - Regional approaches to economic integration

Part II - Instruments of Global Governance: Lessons from 'new' governance initiatives

• Session 2.1 - Sustainability Impact Assessments

• Session 2.2 - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers

• Session 2.3 - Misinterpreted governance: Anti-dumping duties

• Session 2.4 - Integrated Framework Approach

• Session 2.5 - Corporate Social Responsibility

• Session 2.6 - Local experiences of global governance: the case of Thailand

• Other information