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

... States, Europe, and problems around Syria and Iran, Putin also described his views on the relationship of his country with the East. While it is quite clear that the development of the Russian-Japanese ...

42. Human security in Asia
(Panorama/Development)

... ethnic violence, epidemics, and sudden economic crises.  The notion of human security is people-centred and goes beyond traditional security analysis which focuses on the ability of the state to defend ...

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

... and physical capital through close cooperation between business, banks and government (a version of "state capitalism").  It was also able to achieve very rapid industrial upgrading and productivity improvements ...

44. Human development in Asia
(Panorama/Development)

... Australia, Netherlands, and United States.  New Zealand comes in fifth, ahead of a number of countries with higher gross national income, thanks to its high life expectancy and good education performance. ...

45. Multidimensional poverty
(Panorama/Development)

... is given by the average MPI value -- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.360; South Asia 0.280, Arab States 0.077, East Asia and the Pacific 0.065, Latin America and the Caribbean 0.032, and Central and Eastern Europe ...

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

... but the episode gave decisive support to a political line within the Communist Party which had been advocating regional rebalancing.  Symbolically, the State council decided in 2009 to upgrade Chongqing ...

47. Asian Century Hype
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... states, especially Venice.  Western Europe then overtook China (the leading Asian economy) in per capita GDP in the 14th century. Western Europe then continued its rise thanks to Portugal, Spain, and ...

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

... country has ever achieved sustained economic growth or rapid social development without urbanizing. Sources: UN Habitat State of the World's Cities 2010/2011 – Cities for All: Bridging the Urban Divide ...

49. Whither China's economy?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... in the increasing number of industrial disputes in China. Third, China's economy is unbalanced in that the nation's four large banks provide privileged access to finance for the China's large state-owned ...

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

... as the other two economies ... Even if Tokyo were a city-state, it would still not compete with Hong Kong and Singapore in services.  For example, notwithstanding Japan's immense foreign exchange reserves, ...

51. Investment
(Category)

... the dramatic rise of investments from sovereign wealth funds, and state-owned enterprises... Read more  ...