41. Urbanization in Asia -- 12 things to know in 2012
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... ADB Managing Asian Cities http://www.adb.org/publications/managing-asian-cities 2.  By 2030, more than 55% of the population of Asia will be urban. Source: ADB Competitive Cities in the 21st Century ...

42. Asia's services challenges
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... public sector and towards the private sector; and finally (v) addressing regulatory problems in key service industries like the retail sector, energy sector, transport industry, business services and public ...

43. Is Australia merely America's poodle in the Asia-Pacific?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... Defense Force After Afghanistan.  Lowy Institute for International Policy.  Policy Brief, March 2012. http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1827  ...

44. An Indo-Pacific Strategy for Australia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... leadership when a bipartisan, steady long-term approach is necessary.   References: University of New South Wales.  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.  So what?  Public lectures in contemporary ...

45. China, India and Indonesia -- safety first, please
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... against these groups. Police have stated publicly that terrorist suspects remain at large and that they may seek to attack Western targets." In short, Indonesia is not a very safe place in which to do ...

46. Youth and development in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... for Asian societies. References: World Bank.  World Development Report 2007. www.worldbank.org UNESCO.  Youth in Transition.  Edited by Fay Gale and Stephanie Fahey.  2005 http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/youth_transition/ ...

47. Gender equality and development
(Panorama/Society)

... can change policy choices and make institutions more representative of a range of voices.  In India, giving power to women at the local level led to increases in the provision of public goods, such as ...

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

... be seen in four main areas: mass protests, local and national referenda and petitions, renaissance of citizen science, and public uproar instead of rituals of assent.  Through mass protests, petitions, ...

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

... transparency from the public sector, apply pressure for economic reforms, and lay the foundation for a transition to democracy as in the cases of Korea and Taiwan.  Middle class values can also be conducive ...

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

... not achieved comparable results. In terms of improving the quality of life, even the Middle East and North Africa did relatively much better then East Asia in the last 50 years. Publications by the Asia ...

51. Institute of Public Affairs Australia
(Web Links / Civil society organisations)