Tag: Asia

Widening Gap Between Global Rich and Poor? Think Again

Dec 3, 2009

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mwkruse

in China, Economic Development, Economic News, Globalization, Great Divergence, Human Progress, India, Trends: Economic

TED: Hans Rosling: Asia's rise — how and when "Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since 1858 and predicts the exact date that India and…
Emerging Asian economies: On the rebound

Aug 13, 2009

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mwkruse

in Asia, China, Economics, Globalization, India, International Affairs, Trends: Economic

Asia’s emerging economies are recovering much more quickly than economies in other parts of the world. Can they keep it up? MORE green shoots have appeared in America in recent weeks, but they are nothing by comparison with the lush jungle sprouting in the East. Asia’s emerging economies probably grew at an average annualised rate…