41. China's lack of global leadership
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... heathland following concerns that the vast land sale would give Beijing a strategic foothold in the North Atlantic.  And Huawei Technologies, China's largest maker of telephone equipment, was banned from ...

42. Innovation Asia
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... firm.  Moreover, it occurs when the initial or follower firms make minor improvements and adaptations to improve a product or production process, leading to productivity improvements". Innovation can ...

43. Is China cracking?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... countries typically become democratic, and there are many signs of pressures in that direction. Rapidly developing non-democratic countries often make a transition towards democracy when their GDP ...

44. Russia and the East
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... that do not always coincide. As an example, the Chinese economy’s growing demands for energy resources is pushing the government to make its presence more prominent in Central Asia, a region that is traditionally ...

45. Reassessing Asia's economic miracle
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... sectors, when these sectors have been somewhat forgoten in governments' drive to buildup efficient, export-oriented manufacturing sectors. (ii) how to reduce reliance on Western export markets and make ...

46. Human development in Asia
(Panorama/Development)

... average annual rate of increase. On a country basis, the results are: -- Five Asian countries make it into the "very high human development" group, namely, Japan (12th), Hong Kong (13th), Korea (15th) ...

47. Beating global poverty?
(Panorama/Development)

... was the following - "make poverty history". The World Bank's latest poverty estimates for the developing world suggest that we are well on the road to beating extreme poverty.  But a decent and comfortable ...

48. China: recent political developments
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... shift in China’s growth pattern, namely a policy shift towards developing interior regions, internal market, production for China’s needs, and home-grown innovation, which would make China less dependent ...

49. Asian Century Hype
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... was almost five times that of China, as was also Hong Kong and Singapore. What to make of all of this? After centuries of stagnation, Asia's economic rise over the past half century is a miracle which ...

50. America and China: Asia's great powers
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... past.  The Chinese government is more concerned with internal stability and survival.  As the current unrest suggests, the next decade will be challenging for China. Lastly, what makes the US unique ...