China now views the developing world as a market for infrastructure services via development aid. It appears to have adopted a two-pronged approach: direct intervention through investments in hard infrastructure and indirect intervention through the…
Broadband infrastructure must be developed and managed as a regional resource, lest cross-country performance gaps widen. In the collective spirit of the recently implemented ASEAN Economic Community, institutions and infrastructure underpinning economic growth are “everybody’s…
Now is the time for domestic constituents, environmental watchdogs and policy experts to advocate more aggressively for good-faith policy intervention. There is neither economic growth nor political stability without public health. Leaders in the world’s…
The renowned educator Horace Mann once said: “be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” To paraphrase this, scholars should feel professionally unfulfilled until they have made dictators uncomfortable. Academia is…
Devolution is granting increased autonomy to Vietnam’s provincial governments. This coincides with the country’s continuing transition from a centrally planned to market economy. Heterogeneity in economic performance across provinces can be explained in part by…
“I don’t measure my goals in articles, books or clicks,” he said. “My ultimate goal is to contribute to the improvement of people’s lives, especially people who don’t have any voice or influence.” Alumni Profile:…
Napoleon once said that when China awakes, the world will notice. This is already evident economically and geopolitically. Scholarly progress can emerge through productive competition – a friendly version of the Cold War’s space race….
“Global” is as much an attitude as a status; even small cities have international ambitions and philosophies. However, national governments can weaken a city’s influence regardless of its size or importance to the global economy….
The peace dividend is in severe jeopardy, and as usual society’s vulnerable will suffer the most. Given the economic, social, and political strife endured by millions of people, the world is in deep need of…
Urban planners are faced with the challenge of maintaining infrastructure service amidst budgetary constraints, restrictive regulations, and – most of all – growing demand. In many parts of rapidly developing Asia, it is often assumed…
