Special Author: Yongsheng Zhang, Development Research Centre, State Council, and Renmin University, Beijing
The Chinese people had high expectations for smooth and fruitful year at the beginning of 2008 – the year of the Beijing Olympics, the 30th anniversary of China’s reform, and a number in Chinese culture signifying good luck and good fortune. Read more »
Special Author: Gary Hawke
In New Zealand, 2008 will be remembered for some remarkable successes in external economic relations, and for a change of government. The electoral fate of most governments depends on domestic success.
Special Author: Ishrat Husain, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. Read more »
Author: Suman Bery, NCAER, New Delhi
With India’s state elections out of the way (and with a surprisingly favourable outcome for Congress revealed by Monday’s results), the central government was free to proceed with its two-part economic stimulus package. Read more »
Authors: Rajiv Kumar, Mathew Joseph, Karan Singh (ICRIER) Read more »
Special Author: Rod Eddington, CEO, J P Morgan Australia and Chair Designate ANZ Bank Read more »
Special Author: Chia Siow Yue, Singapore Insitute of International Affairs
Singapore is one of the most politically stable countries in Asia and continued to be so in 2008. But the past year marked the downside of globalisation, as the economy went through the turbulence buffeted of sharp hikes in global commodity and oil prices and the unfolding financial fallout of the US sub-prime crisis and the onset of global recession. Read more »
I wrote a piece for the Centre for Policy Development on Public Private Partnerships which was also picked up by the Canberra Times. My favorite bit Read more »
Author: Ryan Manuel
Lord Patten’s recent article argues that China’s ability to have economic growth outside of the United States’ secured, liberal order is a beacon to wannabe authoritarians everywhere. China, then, is a threat to democracy due to its economic success. Read more »
Authors: Rajiv Kumar, Mathew Joseph, Karan Singh (ICRIER) Read more »
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