Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development
Asia
In Defense of Democratizing Iraq
There is a fine line between promoting democracy - and imposing it. The failure of the latter effort should not be viewed as a rejection of the former.
Inequality, Globalization, and Economic Growth
YaleGlobal’s Bardhan suggests China and India’s poverty reduction miracle may have less to do with economic growth and globalization than previously thought.
Reflections on China, Lessons for India
Over the past 2 weeks I traveled to Taiwan, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The trip was ostensibly a vacation, but I met enough people in government and business - that I knew before or ran into in random bars, airports, and planes - that I managed to achieve the real purpose of the trip: establish for [...]
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