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How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems. -
Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?
Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?
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Gaurav Dalmia, Ashoka Mody, Shashi Tharoor, Pranab Bardhan, Debasish Roy ChowdhurySince taking power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have stoked Hindu nationalism, hollowed out India’s democracy, and overseen an economy that is probably performing far worse than official figures suggest. And yet Modi and the BJP are genuinely popular, making them likely – though not certain – to emerge victorious when the ongoing parliamentary election concludes in June.
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Protests of Despair
Protests of Despair
Slavoj Žižek sees the pro-Palestinian student demonstrations as a signal of a much deeper, widespread malaise. -
Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line
Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line
Gordon Brown hopes negotiations will conclude this month, and pushes back on a last-minute wave of misinformation. -
Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
Dani Rodrik sees no good argument against industrial policies that accelerate growth in decarbonization industries. -
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir argues that Iceland’s experience lends further support to Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin’s research. -
The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism
The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism
Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point. -
The Zero-Sum Logic Fueling the Rise of Germany’s Far Right
The Zero-Sum Logic Fueling the Rise of Germany’s Far Right
Dalia Marin thinks that promoting economic growth remains the most effective antidote to nativist sentiments. -
Global Elections in the Shadow of Neoliberalism
Global Elections in the Shadow of Neoliberalism
Joseph E. Stiglitz considers what 40 years of anti-government, low-tax, deregulatory advocacy have wrought around the world. -
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Protests of Despair
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The Rise of the Finternet
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Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
May 10, 2024 Dani Rodrik sees no good argument against industrial policies that accelerate growth in decarbonization industries.
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Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge
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May 10, 2024 Daniel Gros highlights the security risks raised by the prolonged decline of the EU’s relative economic power.
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How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
May 10, 2024 Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems.
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How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems. -
India’s Despotic Election
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Alison L. LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more
Alison L. LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more
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The Perils of Retirement in America
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Teresa Ghilarducci proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age. -
China’s Rebalancing Imperative
China’s Rebalancing Imperative
Stephen S. Roach explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model. -
Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more
Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more
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Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?
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AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
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What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like
What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like
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