Britain’s “20-Year Generational Battle”
Britain’s most senior civil servant says the country is in a 20-yer generational battle to re-balance the economy and return the nation to financial health. Read Here – The Telegraph, London
Tag: Economy
Protesting Protestors
The protests have many different origins. In Brazil people rose up against bus fares, in Turkey against a building project. Indonesians have rejected higher fuel prices, Bulgarians the government’s cronyism. In the euro zone they march against austerity, and the Arab spring has become a perma-protest against pretty much everything. Each angry demonstration is angry […]
Nepal’s Tryst With…Well, Whatever
Dark clouds hang over Nepal, promising rain and rejuvenation, but at the same time, threatening a destruction of life and property. The political scene is no different. In the next five months before November 19, the date for the election of the second Constituent Assembly (CA), we will witness the full effect of this year’s […]
How Will China’s Slowdown Impact Hong Kong?
In the run-up to Hong Kong’s return to China in 1997, the world wondered what officials in Beijing would do with the place. Would Hong Kong’s dynamism and openness catalyze change in China, or would the Communist Party try to remake the freewheeling city-state in its image? Read Here – Bloomberg
Who Will Save Egypt?
Underneath all the anger in Egypt lies a basic fact: The country’s economy is in deep trouble. Normally a country in such a bad way would go to the IMF for support. Instead, it has tried to play the fund and Gulf donors off one another to stay afloat. Read Here – Foreign Affairs
Africa: The Missing Link For Obama
Africa‘s thriving democracies and economies, and its alarming transnational security threats, make it more important than ever to the United States. Obama, however, has largely ignored the continent. Regardless of who wins in November, Washington cannot afford to continue on the president’s current path. Read Here – Foreign Affairs
Getting Performance Right
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remains in power because its governance system has proven flexible enough to either respond to or preempt emergent social, economic and political pressures. Read Here – The Diplomat
Rudd Rules Again In Australia
After being unceremoniously dumped in 2010, after one failed and one aborted leadership challenge, and after three years suffering the slings and arrows of outraged caucus colleagues, Kevin Rudd has his revenge. Read Here – The Diplomat
In China It’s About Debt, Not Liquidity
The problem is that China does not really have a liquidity crisis; it has a debt crisis, and the debt crisis is the result of a slowdown in the economy. Despite claims from China’s National Bureau of Statistics that the economy is growing 7.7 percent, growth is more like 3 to 4 percent. And if […]
China’s Xi Educates Party Leaders In Basics
President Xi Jinping has asked senior Party leaders to play a leading role in improving governance, reaching out to the people and exercising frugality. Xi, the top Party leader, made the remarks during a four-day meeting attended by members of the Political Bureau, the Party’s top organ. Read Here – China Daily
