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ASEAN – Avoiding the middle-income trap through cooperation
ASEAN needs to remain united, embrace openness, invest in human capital and technology, and champion free trade and multilateralism to drive global growth.
How online scam centres have enabled crime syndicates to infiltrate Cambodia
The erosion of checks and balances in Cambodia has allowed transnational crime to flourish.
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.