2019 Scorecard: The Trump Effect on Future International Business Disputes
By Charles H. Camp and Kiran Nasir Gore
President Trump is now three-fourths through his initial term as U.S. President. Between the U.S. House of...
The Story of Trump’s Perilous Iran Escalation
By Dan Steinbock
The Trump assassination of major general Qasem Soleimani reflects regime change efforts - withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, new...
Philippine Water Crisis in International Perspective
By Dan Steinbock
By international comparison, the Philippines should not necessarily suffer from major water crises. So why has Metro Manila turned into a Cape...
The Political Economy of Inequality and the Issue of ‘Catching-up’
By Kalim Siddiqui
Why do some countries grow faster than others?
In this article the author discusses issues related to the economic growth and the ‘catching-up’...
Financialisation, Neoliberalism and Economic Crises in the Advanced Economies
By Dr Kalim Siddiqui
Financialised capitalism emerged in the advanced economies during the last four decades. It has opened wider avenues to wealth formation and...
The Challenges and Importance of Institutions Building in the Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
There has been on-going debate about the utility of the ‘free market’ system versus ‘government intervention’ in promoting development policies and...
The Economic Performance of Modi’s Government in India: The Politics of the Hindu Right
By Kalim Siddiqui
In this article, the author examines the economic performance of Modi’s government, which came to power in 2014, and also analyses the politics...
Toward Japan’s Economic End-Game
By Dan Steinbock
As the spotlight has been on Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, the economy is coping with half a decade of Abenomics, monetary injections, huge...
Agriculture, WTO, Trade Liberalisation, and Food Security Challenges in the Developing Countries
By Kalim Siddiqui
The agriculture sector plays a historic and integral role in the socioeconomic development of the country – it has a significant contribution to...
The Uhuru blueprint: What if PH had stayed in ICC?
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, the Philippines withdrew from the ICC opting for the path of US and Russia, China and India. To focus on a...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
