SOUTHEAST ASIA: REGION ON THE RISE

Straight Talk: Reaching the Next Level

Chang Yong Rhee

For Southeast Asia, further progress calls for bold reforms

Asian Women at Work

Angana Banerji, Albe Gjonbalaj, Sandile Hlatshwayo, and Anh Van Le

As women advance in Asia’s labor force, Vietnam is a standout

A Hidden Scourge

Mely Caballero-Anthony

Human trafficking is a crime that usually goes unreported

Boiling Point

Amit Prakash

Southeast Asia is witnessing the world’s biggest jump in greenhouse gas emissions fad

Nicholas Stern on Reducing Carbon Emissions: Let’s Get On With It

Passing the Baton

Jeremiah Overman, Vina Salazar, and Gembong Nusantara

With brighter prospects than their parents had, Southeast Asian youth get ready to take on the world

Asia’s Digital Revolution

Tahsin Saadi Sedik

A new wave of digital innovation is reshaping Asia, raising the region’s growth potential

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Ralph Chami: Avoiding the Remittance Trap

Africa Comes Together

Francisco Arizala, Matthieu Bellon, and Margaux MacDonald

Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming more integrated—which will aid growth but is not without risk

How Knowledge Spreads

Johannes Eugster, Giang Ho, Florence Jaumotte, and Roberto Piazza

More rapid diffusion of know-how is an important benefit of globalization

Editor's Letter

Region on the Rise

Southeast Asia has lived through devastating financial crises, armed conflicts, and untold natural disasters. And yet it has managed to leverage the possibilities created by globalization to build competitive economies.

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On the Cusp

Jia Feng

Poised to become digital-first economies, ASEAN countries still face core
challenges

In the Trenches

The Poverty-Corruption Nexus

Laura Alonso explains why the battle against corruption must be waged on many fronts

Currency Notes

Special Occasion Coins

Commemorative material highlights an annual global gathering

Sascha Djumena

Book Reviews

Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Quinn Slobodian