If Xi Jinping doesn’t boldly reform the Chinese economy, its future won’t be as bright as its past.
Asia
Tackling the Myth of Indian Inefficiency (Sort Of)
India may still lag China in infrastructure and bureaucratic competence, but the South Asian giant is catching up fast
Can Japan Change?
Japanese have watched their economy sink for two decades. Are they finally getting angry?
The Myth of Chinese Efficiency
Many people in the U.S. and Europe believe China is a model of modern transport and political effectiveness. They should try to live here.
The Wholesome Hidden Message of ‘Gangnam Style’
If you have access to the Internet — and you sort of have to in order to read this — then chances are good that you’ve seen the over-the-top music video for South Korean pop star Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” which has racked up …
Can Entrepreneurship Bring Change Where the Arab Spring Has Not?
Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition represented a key constituency of the Arab Spring generation: Young, educated, and …
Will Burma Become Asia’s Next Economic Tiger?
The Southeast Asian nation has the same potential for rapid growth as the region’s other economies, but realizing that promise will take years of reform
Defying Gravity: Is Asia’s Economic Miracle About to Stall?
Even in Asia, where gains in wealth have been unparalleled, policymakers are finding it harder and harder to improve the welfare of the common man.
Why the U.S. Fracking Industry Worries About the Weather in India
It’s all about a bean that is essential to making the technology flow, literally. In the meantime, Indian farmers have hit pay dirt.
Why Vladimir Putin Needs Higher Oil Prices
As oil prices sink, so do the prospects for the Russian economy.
Is India’s Growth Story Over?
Is India heading towards the end of its much-touted growth story? A report by global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) released on June 11 seems to suggest so. Titled “Will India be the first BRIC fallen …
A 12-Step Program for India’s Economic Recovery?
Indian industry leaders gathered on June 4 in New Delhi to unveil their solution to India’s unfolding fiscal crisis: a 12-step program to economic recovery. The dozen measures recommended by the Federation of Indian Chambers of …
