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

... of its commitments. The first reason for this fuss may simply be that China is a very new player in international investment. While the Chinese government has spoken about its "Go Global" policy since ...

2. Asian Migration
(Panorama/Migration)

... Mayor Michael Bloomberg has described US immigration policy as "national suicide"! Bloomberg is right. Immigrant-founded technology companies are estimated to have generated $52 billion in revenues and ...

3. Whither Obama, the global president?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... What could further weaken Obama's position?  There will be another jobs report on the Friday before the election (the previous one was relatively positive.  There could always be a surprise foreign policy ...

4. Globalization, the word
(Panorama/Globalization)

... opening of borders to increasingly fast flows of goods, services, finance, people and ideas across international borders; and the changes in institutional and policy regimes at the international and national ...

5. Globalization, development and culture
(Panorama/Globalization)

... even helping these countries!  But does that mean that culture does not matter?  While economic policy, geography and the burden of disease are key determinants of economic growth, certain cultural attributes ...

6. America's Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

Pundits and policy wonks the world over are predicting that the 21st century will be the "Asian Century". But there is another alternative or parallel scenario by which migration of highly skilled Asians ...

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

... like the princelings (the children and grandchildren of prominent members of China’s Communist Party), and the Communist Youth Party League.  And there are also major policy differences between left and ...

8. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... at home for minor day-to-day shortfalls to $30 sent for safe-keeping to his parents, $40 lent out to a relative, and $76 in a life insurance savings policy.  In addition, Hamid always made sure he had ...

9. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... rice, produced 75 per cent of the world's teak, and had a highly literate population. The military took over in 1958.  A military coup followed in 1962, whose government pursued an extreme policy of ...

10. Microfinance today
(Panorama/Finance)

... daily incomes and help them continue to save and stabilize their lives. Finally, Asia is known for its lack of women’s power and rights. From the One Child Policy in China to sex selective abortions in ...

11. Economic growth prospects in Asia
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... high growth rates these past few decades, this is a reflection of how far behind China was, as well as of course its excellent policy reforms.     Poorer countries can absorb knowledge and technology ...

12. Asia's information society
(Panorama/Society)

... sector and public and private organizations continue to rely on high-speed fixed-broadband connections.  Policy-makers should act swiftly to facilitate the spread of broadband and ensure that broadband ...

13. Asia's low quality jobs
(Panorama/Society)

...  Policy recommendations for low-income countries include: increase trade and foreign direct investment; manage migration from lower productivity to higher value-added sectors; support productivity increase ...

14. Food security in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... of policy actions.  Safety nets and social protection programs can offer immediate relief to the poor during times of crisis.  Improving agricultural productivity is essential for ensuring long-term food ...

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

... -- technological change, globalization and market-oriented reform -- which have also driven inequality. The ADB proposes three other lines of action.  First, fiscal policy can be used for increasing ...

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

... the 1970s “oil shocks,” Japan accelerated the development of nuclear power in an effort to achieve national energy security. As such, it was embraced as a policy goal by government and business alike, ...

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

... like the princelings (the children and grandchildren of prominent members of China’s Communist Party), and the Communist Youth Party League.  And there are also major policy differences between left and ...

18. Sen on development on youtube
(Panorama/Development)

... in this regard.  In particular: (i) democracy is an important institution which allows policy to be determined by a plurality of views; (ii) media can expose both the good things and bad things in our ...

19. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Development)

... policy of internal socialism and external isolationism.  A popular uprising in 1988 brought to power a new group of generals who wanted to abandon these policies.  They held an election in 1990 which was ...

20. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Development)

... at home for minor day-to-day shortfalls to $30 sent for safe-keeping to his parents, $40 lent out to a relative, and $76 in a life insurance savings policy.  In addition, Hamid always made sure he had ...