41. An Indo-Pacific Strategy for Australia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... on both sides, and the Australian government still does not have a well developed and coherent strategy for the region. The world is now changing rapidly with the re-emergence of China and India.  ...

42. China, India and Indonesia -- safety first, please
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... a high incidence of food-borne, water-borne and other infectious diseases in India." And so it goes on. While India may be a little bit safer than Indonesia, it is still a pretty risky place in which ...

43. Youth and development in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... discontent. At the same time, significant numbers of youth still face a variety of obstacles in their access to employment, education, health care etc.  In particular, girls from poor families, rural ...

44. Gender equality and development
(Panorama/Society)

... live in remote areas, are disabled, or belong to minority groups continue to lag behind.  Too many girls and women are still dying in childhood and in the reproductive ages. It is far from superfluous ...

45. Japan's triple crisis -- one year on?
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... citizen science, and direct confrontation with the state, Japanese citizens are pushing for a new, more vocal role in policy making. Looking ahead, Japan still has many well documented problems which ...

46. Emerging Asia's precarious middle class
(Panorama/Society)

... at this stage, much of this middle class is still "lower middle class", and sits in a precarious position.  Also, as the benefits of development have not been shared equally, a small group at the top of ...

47. Competing with China?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

As a recent returnee to Australia from Asia, I am constantly asked whether Australia and other Western countries can still compete with China. What is the answer?  In fact, this question basically rests ...

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

... Bureau of Statistics, more work is still needed to incorporate informal activities, non-cash transactions and the rising costs of housing services into the official GDP figures. Adjusting for these statistical ...

49. Central Asia Update
(Panorama/Globalization)

... countries still heavily dependent on revenues from exporting natural resources. As the recent financial crisis demonstrated, Central Asian states are still very vulnerable and fragile in the face of global ...

50. Measuring up Asia's economy
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... might account for more than 60% of the world's population, its share of global GDP (at current prices) is about half that at 31%.  As fast as the region has been growing, its level of development is still ...