Excerpt According to a growing chorus of pundits and economists, China — already the world’s most prolific exporter, largest sovereign creditor, and second-largest economy —…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract This article first reviews the past 25 years, during which the international political situation as well as international economics and finance underwent major structural…
Excerpt Imagine the predicament currently facing a growing number of Japanese men in their early 30s. Despite having spent years cramming in high school and…
Abstract This article analyses the Korean developmental state since the late 1990s, and argues that the state has continued to play a weighty role in…
Abstract In the 20 years since it entered into force, the North American Free Trade Agreement has been both lauded and attacked in the United…
Abstract Less than a decade ago, the future of American energy looked bleak. Domestic production of both oil and gas was dwindling, and big U.S.…
Introduction Last winter, a wave of mass demonstrations suddenly broke the surface calm of Russian politics. A new middle class, born of the oil-based prosperity…
Abstract It was a call I never expected to receive. I had just returned home from playing indoor tennis on the chilly, windy Sunday afternoon…
Abstract As the Doha Round of global trade talks nears its 12th year with no end in sight, the negotiations have all but failed. Frustrated…
Abstract The World Bank entered a new era when Paul Wolfowitz took over as its president on June 1, 2005. Wolfowitz’s predecessor, James Wolfensohn, had…
Abstract According to the estimates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the growth momentum of the Southeast Asian economies moderated to around 5.2 per cent…
Abstract Several states in Southeast Asia have long attempted to produce their own armaments, both to support national security and to aid in national economic…
Abstract Most Southeast Asian economies remain highly integrated with the global economy. Economic growth and other dimensions of the regional economies are therefore substantially affected…
Abstract Japan’s economy has gone through more than a decade of deflation. Following the inauguration of the Abe Administration in December 2012, “Abenomics” has prioritized…
Abstract The 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession that followed have had devastating effects on the U.S. economy and millions of American lives. But…
