1. China's foreign investment
(Panorama/Investment)

... indeed from most of the planet) -- communist politics, state capitalism, weak rule of law, weak corporate governance and limited respect for human rights. As its own leadership recognizes, corruption within ...

2. Globalization and the challenges of our youth
(Panorama/Society)

... There has been immense environmental damage, and a deterioration in corruption and quality of governance.  And the weaknesses in regional cooperation have only been highlighted by recent territorial disputes. ...

3. Singapore in the Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... I will have a look at governance and government, and point to some areas which Singapore definitely needs to improve if it wishes to join the great democracies of this world. As far as the corruption ...

4. India's paradoxes
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... game of gentlemen has been engulfed by series of corruption scandals where allegations of cricket betting, money laundering and spot fixing were witnessed.  And one could wonder why India companies are ...

5. China's reform in a bind
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... without democratization, there are growing calls for more accountability, transparency and less corruption.  The Communist Party knows this, but it is not clear that it is capable of action.  In short, ...

6. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... Surprisingly, he has had a wide-sweeping reform agenda, including the release of some political prisoners, preliminary peace agreements with some armed ethnic groups, anti-corruption campaign, exchange ...

7. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... also need academic freedom, a competitive atmosphere for staff and students, and no corruption.  True elite universities now stress creativity, critical thinking, problem-based learning, and collaborative ...

8. Asia's rising inequality
(Panorama/Society)

... economic system is also stacked in favor of the rich.  Witness the recent middle class protests in Indonesia when the government wanted to rationalize fuel subsidies.  Massive corruption also provides ...

9. Clinton on democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... weekend. The Philippines held elections that were widely praised as a significant improvement over previous ones, and also they launched a concerted effort to fight corruption and increase transparency ...

10. Japan's governance problems
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... complacency in the lead-up to the Lehman shock, the recent alleged fraud and corruption at JP Morgan and Barclays, the Penn State University scandal and so on.  But what is worrying is that the potential ...

11. China's reform in a bind
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... without democratization, there are growing calls for more accountability, transparency and less corruption.  The Communist Party knows this, but it is not clear that it is capable of action.  In short, ...

12. Democracy in China?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... In particular, they are very well aware of China's massive gaps betwen rich and poor, grotesque corruption, human rights abuses and other abuses of power. Also, notwithstanding their Confucian culture, Chinese ...

13. Tyranny in China and Russia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... a petro-state vulnerable to Dutch disease, corruption and increasing inequality; a political order without checks and balances, without the rule of law, and without even an orderly democratic mechanism ...

14. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Development)

... general.  Surprisingly, he has had a wide-sweeping reform agenda, including the release of some political prisoners, preliminary peace agreements with some armed ethnic groups, anti-corruption campaign, ...

15. Asia's Failed States
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... failure risk elements such as extensive corruption and criminal behavior, inability to collect taxes or otherwise draw on citizen support, large-scale involuntary dislocation of the population, sharp economic ...

16. Human Rights in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... in bomb attacks in Mumbai and Delhi. Anna Hazare’s campaign for comprehensive laws against corruption scored initial successes; however, Parliament failed to enact the proposed legislation. Adivasi (Indigenous) ...

17. Mirage of Incredible India
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... government is showing no leadership.  The country continues to be dogged by masive corruption, and poor infrastructure, and recent anti-foreign investment laws are only making things worse. The emerging ...

18. Views of Asia's next generation
(Panorama/Society)

... disasters like typhoons and earthquakes to global economic meltdown. Very few young Asians look to government for solutions to poverty, and some worry that government corruption may decrease the effectiveness ...

19. China: is “state capitalism” in crisis?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... happened to former Politburo member Bo Xilai, sacked by the Communist Party with accusations of impeding a corruption investigation involving his family, highlights a harsh power struggle among the leadership ...

20. India's urban squalor
(Panorama/Society)

... the water." "As every slumdweller knew, there were three main ways out of poverty: finding an entrepreneurial niche, as the Husains had found in garbage; politics and corruption, in which Asha placed ...