What is the conference protocol and how was it devised?
Given the large number of participants wanting to discuss such a lengthy and important document, rules have to be set to make the exchange manageable. The conference protocol is a guide for how the conference will work. It aims to keep messages, set for each week, focussed to the topics, short, (extraneous text will be cut e.g. long signatures, attachments, “reply with” text), and relevant (bad language, personal exchanges, self-promotion will not be allowed). Note: If you feel strongly that you want to write a longer piece about the WDR, which does not fit into the rules required for this e-conference, you can send your contribution to the moderators who will pass the message on to Ravi Kanbur. Where possible we will consider this in our final conference summary. • Commissioned “discussant” pieces As with many physical conferences, the organisers felt discussion could usefully be kick-started by commissioning very short pieces highlighting key issues and arguments around each week’s c
