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What's to blame for inequality?
Oped, Keun Lee, Published on 01/09/2025
» Over a decade ago, Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson, together with their co-author Thierry Verdier, contrasted America's "cutthroat" brand of capitalism with Western Europe's "cuddly" version. The qualities that make cutthroat capitalism more conducive to innovation, they argued, also lead to higher levels of inequality, while cuddly reward structures tend to lead to lower growth and higher welfare. Today, inequality is soaring, notably in the United States. Do policies aimed at boosting innovation risk making a bad situation worse?
No shortcuts in war
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2023
» Re: "Russia's inglorious war in Ukraine, 12 months on", (Opinion, Feb 16).
Russia's inglorious war in Ukraine, 12 months on
Oped, Thierry Mathou and Georg Schmidt, Published on 16/02/2023
» Do you remember how Russian government officials denied having any plans to invade Ukraine one year ago? Reality has shown this to be a tragic lie. On Feb 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine in a large-scale attack. Where do we stand 12 months on?
Still in army uniform
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/01/2023
» Re: "Prayut steps up as career politician", (BP, Jan 16).
Vaccinations for all
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2021
» Chiang Mai's vibrant old town is decimated; by one estimate only 2,000 of its previous 10,000 restaurants remain in business.
Indo-Pacific needs 'third way'
Oped, Thierry Mathou, Published on 20/09/2021
» France deeply regrets Australia's unilateral decision to stop the "Future Submarine Program" (FSP) developed within the framework of the relationship of trust that united our two countries until recently, to engage in a military alliance with the United States, which has led them to exclude a member of the European Union from a partnership in the Indo-Pacific.
Thailand's key role in tackling climate emergency
Oped, Brian Davidson, Published on 05/06/2021
» Friends and allies are coming together to support Thailand in taking bold action on climate change. Less than a year after Thailand experienced its worst drought in 40 years, forest fires wreaked havoc in Chiang Mai for the third consecutive year in 2021, contributing to toxic air quality. This is not a coincidence -- increased fires are just one example of how climate change is already impacting Thai people. In fact, Thailand is among the 10 countries most impacted by extreme weather events linked to climate change.