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China's economic and social problems
(United Nations, 2015)
As skyscrapers spout and railways roar through the vast land, the rapidity of China’s economic development becomes impossible to ignore. Thirty years has seen China evolve from a planned economy to a mixed economy, with ...
Nepal’s investment climate : leveraging the private sector for job creation and growth
(UN.ESCAP, 2013)
This World Bank report, Nepal’s investment climate: Leveraging the private sector for job creation and growth, provides a comprehensive evaluation of the investment climate in Nepal. It covers critical aspects of the ...
How India’s small towns live (or die)
(United Nations, 2012)
By Parmoita Shastri<br><br>
Shastri discusses the need for policy makers to focus on reviving India’s small towns and big villages to relieve the population pressure on metropolitan cities and the resulting lower living ...
How Asia works : success and failure in the world’s most dynamic region
(United Nations, 2014)
<p>This ARTNeT book review consider Joe Studwell’s study of Asia’s economic growth story which offers a three-step recipe for development: increase agricultural output through household farming; boost manufacturing ...
Clashing over commerce : a history of US trade policy
(United Nations, 2018)
Throughout the U.S. trade history, the degree of protectionism that the United States (US) should adopt has always been at the center of its trade policy and a leading source of its domestic political conflict. Douglas A. ...
Contemporary South Korean economy : challenges and prospects
(United Nations, 2018)
In Contemporary South Korean Economy, Chiang provides a critical analysis of the Republic of Korea's economic development in the two most recent decades. Chiang highlights that most of the literature on the Republic of ...
Maritime governance and South Asia : trade, security and sustainable development in the Indian Ocean
(United Nations, 2018)
The rise of China, emergence of India and expansion of other economies in Asia are dramatically changing the Indo-Pacific maritime space. Technological advancements are making our accessibility to resources in, and access ...
Singapore 2065 : leading insights on economy and environment from 50 Singapore icons and beyond
(UN.ESCAP, 2015)
Recently, Wired.com featured an article titled, “Here’s How People 100 Years Ago Thought We’d Be Living Today.” 1 The article showcased several Victorian postcards that imagined how the future would look like. My favorite ...
The globotics upheaval : globalization, robotics and the future work
(United Nations, 2020)
In an era marked by inexorable advances in artificial and remote intelligence (RI) generated by giant tech companies, perceiving the accompanied threats on global economy’s future is becoming indispensable. Big tech’s data ...