Comrades & Friends Reunite in Jakarta to Discuss Growth, Social Balance & Sustainability

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

After a year of planning and months of preparation, the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (NSDA) is hosting its 3rd Regional Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Conference is held in collaboration with the Jakarta-based Institute of Welfare Democracy (IWD), the Olof Palme International Center (OPIC) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Indonesia.

The key focus of the conference will be discussing economic growth from the perspective of social democracy and how social democrats in Asia can offer a viable economic model as we anticipate the failure of the neoliberal model practiced by regimes across the region. The stereotypical perception is that social democratic parties cannot deal with the economy and only are only focused on social justice.

One of the objectives of the conference, therefore will be to position profit-oriented business activities within the framework of social and economic justice. And this is important not…