Analysis
Analysis
Why did China grow so fast?
My article 'China's socialist model outperforms capitalism’ established factually two key conclusions for global economic and social development. First, that the fastest growing economies since ...
Read More Comparison of Hong Kong and ‘poor whites’ in the US South
July 1st 2017 was the 20th anniversary of the correction of one of the great crimes against China and of one of the dirtiest episodes ...
Read More Why Adam Smith’s ‘classical theory’ correctly explained Asia’s growth
The growth of Asia’s rapidly developing economies is a vital practical issue for the living standards of billions of people and a decisive test of ...
Read More China faces slower Western growth than in the Great Depression
Introduction - the situation in the global economy since 2008China is used, after repeated experiences, to the ‘China is in/about to enter a deep crisis/hard ...
Read More Solar power illustrates China’s manufacturing future
The decisive global role being played by China in leading the way in the development of renewable energy is now being recognised in the Western ...
Read More To become a high income economy China needs to study facts not myths
Unfortunately some discussion in the media of how China can become a 'high income' economy fails to follow the fundamental Chinese saying ‘seek truth from ...
Read More A damaging confusion in Western economics books
Economics textbooks, particularly when discussing Keynes, frequently contain an elementary economic confusion - it should be made explicit this is a confusion in the textbooks ...
Read More The real reason for the US South China Sea provocation
On July 12, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a pre-arranged declaration supporting some Philippines claims against China in the South China ...
Read More Why China won’t suffer a Western type financial crisis
Inaccurate articles sometimes appear claiming China faces a "severe debt crisis." Factually these are easily refuted. Changyong Rhee, the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department director, ...
Read More Why neo-liberalism destabilised US politics
Political destabilisationBoth the Anglo-Saxon countries, the US and UK, which adopted neo-liberal Reaganite/Thatcherite policies are experiencing deep political destabilisation. Trump’s nomination as Republication Presidential candidate ...
Read More