21. Will China overtake the US?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... to heavy capital investments, and absorbing their knowledge, technologies and production methods, and copying their policies and institutions.  Their rates of economic growth should progressively slow ...

22. Asia’s Development and the Leadership Issue
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... corresponding improvements in 'hard' and 'soft' infrastructure at each level”. Along this process - Lin argues - the governments should put in place policies aimed at “facilitating industrial upgrading ...

23. Breaking time for the BRICs?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... the productivity, their economies will eventually overtake those with smaller populations. And this is what has been happening.  After decades of bad policies, the emerging world is increasingly adopting ...

24. Is China's economy in the balance?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... realities stem partly from the fact that the China growth model does not fit the western stereotype. China’s economic institutions are fragile yet implementation of policies is strong. The costs of key ...

25. Human dignity, water and revolutions in Africa
(Panorama/Development)

... such as having access to basic staple foodstuffs and to water, both to drink and for sanitation purposes. Poor political governance and moribund economic policies have failed to provide adequate protection ...

26. Central Asia Update
(Panorama/Globalization)

... views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute, the Asian Development Bank, and its Board of Directors.  ...

27. Can we really innovate out of crisis?
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... but the US is the most important).  US government policies have progressively moved from the nearest any state has been to capitalism to increasing restrictions on business.  Companies like Microsoft, ...

28. Australia to the UN Security Council?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... from 1975 to 1983 not only continued these Labor policies, but reinforced them.  A major initiative was embracing Vietnamese refugees, a large number of whom were welcomed as migrants. The Hawke and ...

29. IMF and Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... policies is necessary, and protecting the most vulnerable parts of society is also necessary.  Many Asian observers would say that this is a case of one set of rules for the West, and another set for the ...

30. China's elites and development
(Panorama/Society)

Over three decades ago, China's Communist Party elite saw it in their interest to adopt pro-development policies.  This is in sharp contrast to most countries in the Middle East and North Africa whose ...

31. Inequality just keeps on rising
(Panorama/Society)

... and incentives to invest in human capital. Reforming tax and benefit policies are also measures that can promote a better distribution of income. Tax-benefit systems have become less effective at redistributing ...

32. OECD and Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... saw the end of the debt crisis in Latin America and the return of democratic politics.  Many countries would follow Washington consensus policies of privatization, stabilization and liberalization, but ...

33. Questions on Japan
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... is just arithmetic.  This should be interpreted positively in the sense that the success of these countries reflects their adoption of market-oriented policies long employed by Western countries.  The ...

34. Thought leadership for Australia
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... a vibrant, dynamic and interesting cultural life. Sinodinos goes beyond Australia's present preoccupation with resources trade and investment.  He argues for policies to encourage "smart manufacturing" to ...

35. Central and Eastern Europe, and Germany
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... Platform is the first party to be reappointed consecutively since 1989. Poland decided to stick with Turk's pro-Europe policies and endorse their successes, both in domestic and foreign policy. The elections ...

36. Kazakhstan and China
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

Over the last few years Kazakhstan has implemented foreign policies aimed to improve relations with a vast array of new geopolitical actors, besides common partners such as Russia, on which the Central ...

37. APEC -- the quiet achiever
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... Travel Card" makes it easy for business to travel in the region.  These market-opening policies have helped APEC to grow 50 per cent faster than Europe’s economy over the last two decades. Plans are ...

38. Is an Asian Century Possible?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... would not possible with a continuation of current policies.  Much policy action is necessary at national, regional and global levels.  For example, at the national level, some of the policy imperatives ...

39. Australia: Beware of the Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... some of the domestic policies necessary for optimising the benefits of an Asian Century.  There are also an array of international initiatives, such as a free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific.  ...

40. OECD countries -- what are they worth now?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... the West or the East.  But in terms of economic policies, most followed inward-looking, state-directed development strategies, which were similar to the communist countries.  In some countries, such policies ...