41. Gender equality and development
(Panorama/Society)

... difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods.  More countries than ever guarantee equal rights under the ...

42. Emerging Asia's precarious middle class
(Panorama/Society)

... to accumulating savings and investing in education.  The middle class may also provide more entrepreneurs. Are there any downsides to the rise of Asia's middle class?  Its growing consumption can place ...

43. Asia’s Development and the Leadership Issue
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... capita in purchasing power parity terms higher than Italy. Which factors contributed to the Asian miracle? Of course, there were many drivers behind it, such as higher level of education, huge saving ...

44. Breaking time for the BRICs?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... life expectancy, education, rule of law, corruption, and stability of government). He discusses the many implications of the rise of the BRICs for investors (we should not forget that he is a banker), ...

45. Competing with China?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... tourists coming from any other country) and higher education (China sends the highest number of students to Australia). Australia has a "comparative advantage" in all of these exports, and gains greatly ...

46. How the Philippines benefits from Australia's booming links with China
(Panorama/International Trade)

... driving demand for these business processing services is the appreciation of the Australian dollar caused by the country's rapidly growing exports of natural resources, and education and tourist services ...

47. 2012 -- a time to prepare for the long haul
(Panorama/Globalization)

... (including through social security, pensions and education). As emerging Asia searches for a new growth model, many challenges will have to be tackled. China, for example, is bristling with social and ...

48. China's internal weakness and external strength
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... distorts investment.  An appreciation of the exchange rate would have a contractionary effect on the economy.  But this could be offset by spending on education, health care and affordable housing, which ...

49. Philippines' challenges
(Panorama/Development)

... to health and education services for people living in poverty. During 2002-2009, the Philippines invested less than half in education as compared to Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam. Third, the Philippines' ...

50. IMF and Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... the importance of higher education and communication abilities.   Reference: Strengthening the Asia/IMF Relationship in a Highly Uncertain Global Environment.  Speech at the Asian Financial Forum ...