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The balance between governments and corporations has been shifting over the last few hundred years in favor of corporate power. If Washington wishes to fix this balance, it may need to reform its elections and regulations.
With advantages in labor, productivity, and geography, China has the potential to displace many Southeast Asian nations from their niche in the global production chain.
The recent privatization of Malaysia’s largest car company, previously a flagship state enterprise, could herald real change, but much more is needed to rejuvenate the country’s ailing automobile sector.
The next administration will confront numerous domestic economic policy challenges, including persistently high unemployment, a surging national debt, tax and social spending reform, and the energy and climate nexus.
Rare earth metals are vital ingredients in a wide range of high tech product lines important to global trade and China's perceived monopoly on these metals is a big concern for the West.
Contrary to some recent reports cited in the press, 2011 did not see any substantial rebalancing of China's economy towards consumption.
China is becoming an increasingly significant economic partner for Latin America. But its rise is part of a broader, long-term shift towards a world in which emerging markets have greater economic weight.
The causes of China’s unbalanced growth are often misunderstood in the West. As national and global conditions change, however, the policies that served China well in the past may need to be reconsidered.
Pakistan’s economy remains highly vulnerable to several aspects of the country’s current reality: continued security issues, political uncertainty, and two recent and severe floods.
As the Obama administration begins the search for a new president of the World Bank, it risks repeating the same mistakes that all too often in the past have led to the wrong person being appointed.
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