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Book Review - China: The Bubble That Never Pops

One of the great puzzles is why China's bubble economy has never popped. Read more...
Australian Dollars

AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT  2019

With disruption and rethinking prompted by the Covid-19 Virus, Australia’s commercial linkage with the global community will change significantly, writes Glen Robinson. Read more...
China's Migrant Workers

Book Review: What’s holding China’s economy back?

The CCP’s discriminatory hukou system is a great obstacle to changing from world’s factory to a service-driven economy, writes John West.
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Taxation

Australian Corporate Tax To 2018

Glen Robinson rejects the claim that Australia needs to reduce the headline tax rate to remain “competitive”.
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Paul Keating

Whither the Australian Treasury?

The waning of the Australian Treasury’s partnership with the Treasurer raises many questions for the nation's future, writes John West.
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Howdy, Modi!

Will India Ever Fulfill Its Economic Potential?

India's Narendra Modi may be rubbing shoulders with Donald Trump this week, but the Indian economy can't hold a candle to America's. Read more...
India Makes Itself

India squanders its comparative advantage

India is squandering its comparative advantage in labour-intensive manufactures, writes John West.
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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría official visit to Japan

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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Chinese Empire - Shanghai, China

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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2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

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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2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

Le mythe du siècle de l'Asie

L'économiste John West signe l'acte de décès du mythe Asiatique.
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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...
#food ...on a knife #edge

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...
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