There is a lot being written these days about the failure of market economics and the death of neo-liberalism. This coincides with increasing advocacy of so-called progressive capitalism. But the fundamental question is whether market economics is so flawed that we need to find new guiding ideologies.
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Women’s economic empowerment is not a new issue; nevertheless, it continues to challenge governments and development assistance agencies. This paper outlines a framework for gender-enhanced growth diagnostics that can be used to identify win-win solutions based on policies that target jointly the binding constraints to economic growth and those limiting female economic participation.
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Korea needs to think strategically how to position itself advantageously in today’s rapidly changing and uncertain world. This paper focuses on three economic and geostrategic challenges.
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This chapter comes from "Beyond Neoliberalism: Insights from emerging markets," a report exploring the ongoing debate over the future of capitalism and policy choices across a range of domains.
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Perhaps lost in the attention given to the summit last week in Hanoi between the US president and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un is the worsening income disparities among South Koreans. Behind the per capita income figure approaching $40,000, membership in the OECD, and the success of some of its world-class corporations like Samsung and Hyundai is the unpleasant truth that Korea’s internal peace is...
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