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The long game: Why politics, not evidence alone, drives welfare reform in Indonesia
Democratic transitions can create opportunities for reform when governments have invested in the evidence, institutions, and coalitions needed to act when the opportunity emerges.
Southeast Asian nations won’t overcome the middle-income trap unless predatory elites stop undermining education and R&D
Predatory elites in many Southeast Asian nations are undermining education and R&D, which is slowing economic growth.
Thailand’s wealth gap is a competition problem
Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth.
Reflections on discrimination against women and mental distress in India
How women’s mental distress in India is structurally produced through gendered labour, violence, and state neglect.
Syrian statelessness in transition: Assessing change amid civil war and regime change
Recent regime change in Syria after the civil war (2011-2024) is bringing new, sometimes controversial, changes to address statelessness.