1. Globalization and the challenges of our youth
(Panorama/Society)

... two decades of strong economic growth and poverty reduction.  This was especially the case in Asia where good education systems, and strong and effective governance were also key elements.  And the strong ...

2. Globalization, development and culture
(Panorama/Globalization)

... the rise of Japan, and then after that Korea, China, Taiwan and so on.  Could it be Confucian values like respect for authority, importance of education and savings. The conclusion is clearly that we ...

3. Singapore in the Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... of its Human Development Index, even if it does place at the very top among countries in Asia and the Pacific.  Singapore must improve the education of its population if it is to join the countries in ...

4. America's Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The educational credentials of these recent arrivals are striking. More than six-in-ten adults who have come from Asia in recent years have at least a bachelor’s degree. This is double the share among ...

5. India's paradoxes
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... a day, giving it a similar level of poverty to Bangladesh and Pakistan.  Alarming disparities exist across the population in terms of health and nutritional status, education and skills, as well as access ...

6. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... the funds for big ticket items like a home and furniture, education and marriage for their children, and some income for themselves when they are too old to work? The evidence shows that for the poor, ...

7. Microfinance today
(Panorama/Finance)

... microfinance diverts resources from ore important poverty alleviation projects, such as education and infrastructure. Others assert that there is a low demand for the goods produced by microenterprises. ...

8. Economic growth prospects in Asia
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... the role of human capital and technology catch-up.  It found that the region's rapid growth these past 3 decades was mainly due to capital accumulation.  The contributions of education and total factor ...

9. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... Asia has shown strong growth in educational attainment in the past 4 decades compared with other regions, according to analysis by the Asian Development Bank.  In 2010, its population aged 15 and over ...

10. Asia`s social development
(Panorama/Society)

... India at 5.1 years and Nepal coming in last at 4.0 years.  A broadly similar picture emerges for early childhood education. Let's have a look at population issues.  Countries with a fertility rate above ...

11. Asia's information society
(Panorama/Society)

... 97 per cent of all households).  In addition, its high level of education facilitates high usage.    The scores of other leading Asian countries were: Japan 13th, Australia 14th, Singapore 19th, and ...

12. Asia's low quality jobs
(Panorama/Society)

... in rural non-farm activities; develop more skill-specific human capital through quality technical and vocational education; and extend basic level social protection. For middle income countries, policy ...

13. Food security in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... can afford -- "access".  It must be of satisfactory quality and safety -- "properly utilized".  Food insecurity is the most basic form of human deprivation.  Before people can provide for their education, ...

14. Asia's rising inequality
(Panorama/Society)

... reforms, has increased returns to human capital and the skill premium, with individuals having higher education and skill attainments able to benefit more from the new opportunities.  Some 25-35% of total ...

15. Japan's governance problems
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... role of government in a poor country should be to build physical infrastructure, provide its population with a basic education, open up markets and provide coordination for major private sector investments.  ...

16. Democracy in China?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... that Confucianism's emphasis on education and tolerance are fully consistent with education.  In any event, two Confucian countries, Taiwan and Korea, have made remarkable transformations from autocratic ...

17. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Development)

... the funds for big ticket items like a home and furniture, education and marriage for their children, and some income for themselves when they are too old to work? The evidence shows that for the poor, ...

18. Trying to do business in China
(Panorama/Investment)

... services and entertainment; and prohibited in military industries, electricity and education. Once you have all that sorted out, it can take you 2-3 months to set up a business in China, with a multitude ...

19. America's Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The educational credentials of these recent arrivals are striking. More than six-in-ten adults who have come from Asia in recent years have at least a bachelor’s degree. This is double the share among ...

20. Nobel hopes for China
(Panorama/Society)

... nature of the protest.  Liu Xiaobo spent two years in prison for his role in the protests, and was then subject to a further 3 years of 're-education through labour' in the late 1990s for advocating an ...