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Cambodia

Investing in Cambodia

Will Cambodia's skills shortfall derail its stellar economic growth, asks John West. Read more...
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Asian poverty update

Poverty reduction in Asia has been spectacular, confirms the World Bank's latest poverty estimates. But we need to scratch below the surface of this rosy assessment, cautions John West. Read more...
Cambodia

Cambodia’s sweet-and-sour development

Cambodia has been called an "Olympian of Growth" by the World Bank. But there are deep problems in the Cambodian model of development, writes John West. Read more...
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Vietnam, the next China?

For better or for worse, Vietnam's rapid development shares many parallels with China. But Vietnam needs more convincing reforms to catch up to China, writes John West. Read more...
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Private sector and rural development in India

Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada share their views on private sector and rural development in India. Read more...
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Korea, the "chaebol republic"

Korea’s chaebol. the family conglomerates that dominate the economy, are now holding back the country from realising its full potential, argues John West. Read more...
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Aid Management and Institutional Capacity in Nepal

The Nepalese government showed leadership in the aftermath of the quake, but faces serious long-term challenges argue Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
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Business process outsourcing no panacea

India and the Philippines have benefited greatly this past decade or so from a wave of business process outsourcing. But despite the benefits, BPO is no developmental panacea, argues John West. Read more...
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Rana Plaza -- 2 years after

April 24, 2015, marked the two year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse -- one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Where does Bangladesh stand today, asks John West? Read more...
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Sheep bytes: New Zealand’s secondary cities can be a model for creative revival

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley discuss how secondary cities in New Zealand might retain their relevance in a spatially imbalanced economy. Read more...
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The Rice and Fall of Yingluck Shinawatra

The former Thai prime minister faces a potential jail term over a bungled rice scheme, according to Asit K. Biswas, Matthew J. Kastner and Cecilia Tortajada. Read more...
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Asian Century reality check

From the heady hype of 2010-2012, speculation about the prospects for an Asian century has cooled down, argues John West. Read more...
Indonesian economy -- what next?

Indonesian economy -- what next?

Indonesia's decade-long commodity-driven economy faces new challenges, following the fading the global commodities boom, argues John West. Read more...
Indian economy on a knife edge

Indian economy on a knife edge

India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, must get cracking, if India is to have any hope of realizing its immense potential. Read more...
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India's infrastructure deficit

Suffering from shortfall in infrastructure, India faces obstacles to development argue Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas. Read more...
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A deep look at Asian poverty

Asian lives have improved immensely these past few decades. But poverty in its many monetary and non-monetary forms, as well as vulnerability and insecurity, remain endemic in Asia. Read more...
Asia's renaissance

Asia's renaissance

Miao Yang, a summer student at Tokyo's Sophia University in 2014, has shared with us her analysis of Asia's "renaissance". Read more...
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India needs more infrastructure

If India is to catch up with China by 2050, it needs to close the widening infrastructure gap between the two nations, write Cecilia Torjada and Asit K. Biswas. Read more...
Poverty in the midst of prosperity -- the case of Singapore

Poverty in the midst of prosperity -- the case of Singapore

Japan, Korea and Singapore are considered to be cases which have conquered the blight of poverty. But poverty is increasing in these economies, driven by the widening gaps between rich and poor. Read more...
Rethinking the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Rethinking the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act

The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee needs to be rethought, and move from welfare to skilling and creating productive assets, argue Mukul G Asher and V.Ramakrishnan. Read more...