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Economy

Wall Street in Purple

The Great DEbTERIORATION

Impotent Capital and alogorithms are a deadly cocktail, write Jayasri Priyalal. Read more...
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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. Read more...
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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. Read more...
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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. Read more...
Japan

Japan in the American Century -- Book Review

Kenneth Pyle's new book, Japan in the American Century, is a very important book, writes John West. Read more...
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Book Talk, Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge, 21 August 2018

John West will be giving a talk, based on his book, Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge, on 21 August 2018, at the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Sydney. See you there! Read more...
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Some thoughts on Japan

We recently had the pleasure of asking a few questions on Japan to Richard Solomon of the Beacon Reports. Read more...
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Review of Asian Century... on a Knife-edge

Aurelia George Mulgan says John West’s book offers a useful corrective to the Asian Century hypothesis and a strong challenge to the notion that the 21st century will inevitably belong to Asia. Read more...
Hong Kong Island blur hour time view from Braemar hill, A destination viewpoint to observe Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong city skyline

Asian Businesses: Best Practices for Economic Success

The second part of Brink Asia's interview with John West. Read more...
Ascending Chain

Asia Climbing GVCs, but More Remains To Be Done

Brink Asia recently interviewed John West, Executive Director of Asian Century Institute. Read more...
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Corporate taxation in Australia for the year 2016.

Taxation ranks relatively low in the consideration of potential Australian foreign investors, argues Glen Robinson. Read more...
Incredible India

The Asian Century Could Belong to India

There are strong reasons to be optimistic about India’s future—the country could well emerge as Asia’s leading power, writes John West. Read more...
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FinTech in Asia

FinTech is a major new development in Asia, which calls for a regional supervisory and regulatory framework, argues John West in a report for UniApro, Asia's trade union leader. Read more...
Automobile factory in the Philippines

Philippines and global value chains

Philippine economics journalist, Rene E. Ofreneo, offers some interesting analysis of the Philippines' challenges for participating in global value chains. Read more...
Narendra Modi

Asian Century Could Belong to India

India is a slow burner compared with China, but it is moving decisively ahead. The Asian Century could well belong to India, writes John West. Read more...
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Reviews of Asian Century … on a Knife-edge

Here are some highlights of the reviews of John West's new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge" Read more...
John West, Adjunct Professor, Sophia University, Tokyo; Contributing Editor, FDI-Intelligence (a Financial Times magazine); Executive Director, Asian Century Institute and Dr. Satu Limaye (Discussant), Director, East-West Center in Washington

China and Global Value Chains

In their new book, “China and Global Value Chains”, Yutao Sun and Seamus Grimes provide a forensic analysis of China’s participation in Global Value Chains, writes John West. Read more...
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Global Value Chains for an Asian Century

Getting better value out of global value chains may be the greatest challenge of the emerging Asian Century, writes John West. Read more...
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Questioning the Asian Century

Here is an extended version of John Fallon's excellent review of John West's new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge". Read more...
New book on Asian Century

New book on Asian Century

Don't miss my new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge", writes John West. Read more...