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4. Dec 2013
Developing Vietnam with whom?
development, economy, InFocus, Market economy, socialism, Vietnam
Restoration 2.0 for the Resurgence of Modern Vietnam By Mia Ji Sørensen ”Wouldn’t you define Vietnam as a middle-income country?” I was asked this rhetorical question last week. Despite its emerging economy status, with a growth rate of approximately 7 per cent during the past two decades, it is still one of the poorest […]
Read more24. Jan 2013
The gunslinger state of Laos
development, economy, environment, Human rights, InFocus, Laos
On December 15, on his way back from work, the Laotian director, activist and award winner, Sombath Somphone, mysteriously disappeared. The last people to see him, according to leaked surveillance footage, were the Laotian authorities at a police control post, where he was pulled over, and then driven away in a different car. Despite that, […]
Read more19. Jun 2012
Kitakits
economy, InFocus, migration, Philippines
Migration and Overseas Filipin@s [1] by Niklas Reese Close to eleven million Filipin@s across more than a hundred countries around the globe—that was the picture of Philippine outmigration at the end of 2009. This figure represents more than ten percent of the total Philippine population and a little more than one fifth of the working-age segment. […]
Read more9. Nov 2008
Reflections on the Global Financial Crisis and China’s Economic Development
China, economy, InFocus, policy
Christer Ljungwall,
China Economic Research Center, Stockholm School of Economics, ([email protected])
18. Aug 2008
China – an important component in the global economy
China, development, economy, InFocus
Christer Ljungwall
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