Date: Thursday 5 February 2015
Time: 5:30 - 8:00pm
Location: Aerial Function Centre, UTS Building 10, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo

There is no cost for this event. Light refreshments will be provided.

Dr. Chen Kang is currently professor and director of the Master in Public Administration and Management programme and Chinese Executive Education programmes at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the National University of Singapore. He has published widely on issues relating to macroeconomic modelling, economic reform and development, and the economic role of government in professional journals. He is author of The Chinese Economy in Transition: Micro Changes and Macro Implications (Singapore University Press, 1995). His current research interests include behavioural economics, macroeconomic models, and China's economic reform.

The seminar will include a panel discussion chaired by Professor Bob Carr of ACRI.

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ACELG Seminar Series

This seminar is part of a series of networking functions hosted by ACELG featuring stimulating presentations by international and national experts in governance, local government and sustainable place-making. "From Government to Governance" will examine current thinking on the role of local government, including:

• Can Local Government work well together?
• How can Local Government establish relationships with other levels of government?
• How can citizens be part of shaping their community's future?
• What does a modern Local Government Councillor look like?
• Who really cares about Local Government?
• What is the status of local government reform in NSW and elsewhere?
• Where does Local Government sit on the Federal Government's agenda?