Papkov, Irina creator text xu| 2005 continuing ng p.1020-022. Although many regions of the world have experienced significant economic and political reforms, little systematic effort has been undertaken to understand their cumulative results, the extent to which they have matched expectations and how they have affected target populations. The Fifth Annual GDN Conference in New Delhi with the theme `Understanding Reform' addressed these critical questions. - Reproduced. Economic reform Economic and Political Weekly 180718