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An e-publication in support of Asia's renaissance in the 21st century
China, a low-productivity superpower
China is a low-productivity superpower which must be balanced, argues John West.
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Improving Japan’s corporate governance
Improving Japan’s corporate governance is critical for the country’s future prosperity, writes John West.
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India’s long road
Vijay Joshi’s book, “India’s Long Road”, is a masterpiece of economic analysis, writes John West.
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Book Review -- The Future in Asian
Parag Khanna’s book “The Future is Asian” is a perfect example of Asian Century hype, writes John West.
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Time to mobilise India's human potential
As the Indian economy is slowing down, it is now high time for the country to mobilise its full human potential for the next phase of its development, argues John West.
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Democracy, Indian style
Ruchir Sharma's recent book, Democracy On The Road, reports on a wonderful 25 year journey through 27 Indian elections, as John West reviews.
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India’s time has come
John West reviews Alyssa Ayres' recent book, “Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World”.
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Japan's womenomics imperative
Japan Is a Poor Performer on Gender Equality. Can the ‘Womenomics’ Initiative Help asks John West?
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G20 and a world in flux
The G-20 Summit Showed a World in Disarray, but Events on the Margins Suggest Progress, writes John West.
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AUSTRALIA AS AN ASIAN INVESTOR
AFG Venture Group's Glen Robinson argues that Australia is lagging behind others for investment and exports to Asia.
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Australia's trading place in the world
Australia's trading place in the world looks increasingly vulnerable and fragile, argued John West at the Australian Leadership Retreat, organised by Australian Davos Connection.
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Review of Asian Century on A Knife-Edge:
Shaun Fu has written the following review of John West's book, Asian Century...on a Knife-edge.
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As Global Protectionism Rises, Japan Emerges as Asia’s Free Trade Champion
John West explains how Japan became a free trade champion—and why it matters.
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Le mythe du siècle de l'Asie
L'économiste John West signe l'acte de décès du mythe Asiatique.
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The Great DEbTERIORATION
Impotent Capital and alogorithms are a deadly cocktail, write Jayasri Priyalal.
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Robotics Improves the Fate of Demographic Decline in Japan
John West explains how advanced #robotics is proving to be very helpful in dealing with Japan's demographic decline.
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China's precarious economic future
Dinny McMahon provides an excellent forensic investigation of the Chinese economy in his book "China's Great Wall of Debt", writes John West.
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China's Third Revolution
Elizabeth Economy’s recent book, “The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State”, carefully documents the dramatic changes underway under President Xi, writes John West.
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Why Xi's China is in Jeopardy
George Magnus's recent book "Red Flags: Why Xi's China is in Jeopardy" highlights four "traps" which put the Chinese economy in jeopardy, writes John West.
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Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge
Here is the text of my speech to the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Perth, Australia, on 20 March 2019.
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