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Building capacity where it counts
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel, Published on 06/10/2025
» After years of underinvestment, governments around the world are struggling to keep pace with growing demands. The consequences are now widely evident, as underfunded and unprepared public agencies falter whenever crises strike. The problem is not "slimming" government down, but rather rendering it more capable, strategic, outcome-oriented and a good partner in solving the greatest problems of our time: providing adequate housing for all, strengthening climate resilience and ensuring that technology makes all our lives better, not just a few "bros" richer.
Tourism over talent?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/02/2024
» Re: "Skill crisis like no other", (Editorial, Feb 26).
Political tsunami sweeps Southern Hemisphere
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 26/10/2023
» 'It's the last bus stop in the world," a former New Zealand prime minister once told me while he was visiting New York. Indeed a remote South Pacific island nation of merely 5 million, known for the Kiwi, its All Blacks Rugby team, and some pretty good wines, was sadly hobbled by a woke progressive government who turned the once idyllic place into a land beset by inflation, unaffordable housing and rampant crime and gangs.
No consensus on cash boost for Japan's military
Oped, Takatoshi Ito, Published on 04/07/2023
» Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the United States took pains to ensure that Japanese militarism could never again pose a threat to the Asia-Pacific or the world. As in Germany, these efforts were profoundly successful. For almost eight decades, Japan has eschewed foreign adventures and violent conflict. Pacifism was not only enshrined in its constitution; it also became deeply rooted in its political culture. By relying on America and its network of alliances and global partnerships, Japan could focus on itself, building economic strength rather than military, emerging as one of the world's largest and most advanced economies.
Asian retailers face 'new normal'
Oped, Charles Ormiston, Marc-André Kamel, Derek Keswakaroon & Gwendolyn Lim, Published on 13/05/2020
» Grocery retailers in the world learned from Asia's early experience confronting Covid-19. Now, Asian executive teams are at the forefront of the retail sector's next challenge -- to accelerate into the recovery.