41. Japan's triple crisis -- one year on?
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... economy.  But there is regrettably no sign of a government appetite to launch the necessary regulatory reforms, especially to open up barriers to entry. Political paralysis and infighting continue at ...

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

...  Already there are signs that foreign direct investment in emerging Asia, especially in China, is targeting domestic demand as well as exports. The rise of Asia's middle class is also acting as a spur ...

43. Is China's economy in the balance?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... crisis a decade ago. But many in the OECD, especially the US, see China as resorting to unfair subsidies and an undervalued exchange rate to gain an advantage in export production. These alternative ...

44. Aborigines' first contact with modernity
(Panorama/Culture)

... food was one factor that destabliised relations, especially during periods when the new settlers were at near starving point. New diseases also played havoc, with an outbreak of small pox killing about ...

45. Central Asia Update
(Panorama/Globalization)

... especially N. Nazarbaeyev of Kazakhstan and I. Karimov of Uzbekistan, whose unlimited political power in their countries could make jealous even some monarchs in the Gulf region, has also significantly ...

46. Asia and Europe
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... if the process is messy and drawnout. It is natural at such a time to marvel at the great success of Asia, especially the re-emergence of China and India.  At the same time, we must recognize that this ...

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

... so given that many of the big debt culprits do not have serious plans in place to tackle excessive government debt.  And all those economies and businesses, especially in Emerging Asia and Australia, that ...

48. New global thinking needed
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... a culture of discussion and debate, and respect for different points of view, and thereby strengthen the foundations for democracy in the future, especially in China and India.   Reference: The Global Go ...

49. China's elites and development
(Panorama/Society)

... economic performance has strengthened the Communist Party's legitimacy in the eyes of large numbers of Chinese citizens, especially those who benefited most from economic growth.  Perhaps ironically, however, ...

50. Inequality just keeps on rising
(Panorama/Society)

... is a widening distribution of wages. Moreover, the distribution of non-wage incomes, and especially capital income, has also become more unequal. However, at around 7%, the share of capital income in ...