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Trade unions must save Asia's economy and society

Trade unions must lead the fight to save Asia's economy and society, argued UNI Global Union's Philip Jennings at a conference yesterday of finance sector trade union officials. Read more...
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Thai Deputy Prime Minister supports Asian trade union leaders

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Phongthep Thepkanjana, offered warm words of support to trade union leaders at the 4th UNI Apro Conference today. Read more...
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Burma's troubled times

The year 2012 was in many ways the year of Burma, culminating with the visit of US President Obama. Burma is now experiencing more troubled times. Read more...
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"Multidimensional poverty" in Asia

Poor people suffer from multiple deprivations, whose intensity varies by country. Many Asians who have escaped "income poverty" ($1.25 a day) have no access to health or education services. Read more...
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UK to end financial assistance to India

No new British financial aid grants will be made to India -- even though India has the world's highest number of poor people, many of whom suffer from chronic hunger. Does this make sense? Read more...
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New Evidence on Indian Employment: Light at the End of the Tunnel?

S.K. Sasikumar & Rakkee Thimothy from
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute in India have shared with us this piece on employment in India. Read more...
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Middle class life in India

Ashok, a Delhi-based taxi driver, would be classified as middle class by the statisticians at the Asian Development Bank. But middle class in India means something different from in the West. Read more...
Assessing how Indian farmers manage climate and weather risks in India

Living on $2 a day

If you are living on more than $2 a day, you are not living in poverty according to the World Bank. But what is life like for those living just out of poverty? Read more...
Indian paradoxes

Indian paradoxes

India is a land of many paradoxes. It is a country of remarkable high technology, world class multinational companies, and a leader in business process offshoring. But it is also ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen on development on Youtube

Amartya Sen explains his views on development in a couple of film clips. They are very much worth watching. Read more...
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Amartya Sen on development as freedom

Development means freedom, according to Amartya Sen, perhaps the greatest development thinker of our times. Read more...
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Urbanization and slums in Asia

Economic theory paints a nice picture of urbanization as a driver of economic development. Unfortunately, too many Asian people who migrate from the country to the city end up in squalid slums. Read more...
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Poverty in Asia

In emerging Asia, absolute poverty is declining, but still too high. And in Japan, relative poverty is on the way up. Read more...
New trends in foreign aid

New trends in foreign aid

As the wealthy OECD countries cut back on their foreign aid, emerging donors like China, India, Brazil and South Africa are expanding their aid programs -- and expanding their influence too. Read more...
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Microfinance in Asia

Microfinance is a great buzz word today. But what exactly is microfinance and is it effective? Cornell University's Lila Nojima shares her thoughts with us this week. Read more...
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Job market problems in Asia

A number of job market problems -- like labor unrest, youth inactivity, rising inequality, skills shortages and widespread informality -- are holding back East Asia's development. Read more...
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Human security in Asia

What is human security? And what does it mean in the Asian context? Read more...
Skype chats to the UK

Foreign Aid in the Asian Century

Should advanced countries like Australia still be giving official assistance to Asia's emerging and developing countries in the Asian Century? Read more...
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Financial inclusion in Asia -- the challenge

Lack of access to formal financial institutions like banks, is one important factor keeping too many people in poverty in Asia, and stopping them from creating businesses. Read more...
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Financial inclusion in Asia -- some solutions

One great challenge for Asia's development is improving access to formal financial institutions like banks. Fortunately many initiatives are underway to improve "financial inclusion" in the region. Read more...