Category: Policy
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The Economic Security Doctrine
When Dependence Becomes a ThreatFor much of the last four decades, economic policy was built around a comforting belief: countries that traded more would fight less. Supply chains would cross borders, capital would move freely, technology would spread, and mutual dependence would make conflict too costly. The factory, the container…
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When Everyone Needs the Facility but No One Builds It
The Infrastructure That Exists in Everyone’s Interest—and No One’s Budget One of the deepest weaknesses of industrial development is created not by a shortage of entrepreneurs, markets or technology, but by an uncomfortable economic contradiction. A group of businesses may urgently need a testing laboratory, research centre, common effluent treatment…
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When Economic Power Becomes More Valuable Than Economic Growth
Every generation believes that bigger companies are a sign of a stronger economy. History often supports that belief. Large corporations have built railways, automobile industries, telecommunications networks, pharmaceutical giants and digital platforms that transformed entire nations. Scale has always helped reduce costs, improve productivity and attract investment. But history also…
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The Biggest Economic Problem Is Often Not a Lack of Policy but Too Many Policies Moving in Different Directions
Every government wants faster economic growth, stronger industries, more jobs, higher exports and better living standards. New policies are announced regularly with ambitious targets and large financial commitments. Yet many economies continue to struggle with slow implementation and disappointing outcomes. The problem is often not the absence of good ideas.…
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The Female Employment Crisis: The Greatest Economic Resource India Continues to Leave Untapped
The Invisible Engine of Growth History shows that every major economic transformation has been powered not only by technology and capital but also by the productive participation of people. The Industrial Revolution expanded the workforce, post-war economies rebuilt themselves by drawing more women into employment, and many East Asian countries…
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The Wage Stagnation Crisis
When Growth Stops Reaching the WorkerEconomic history teaches us that nations do not become prosperous simply because companies earn higher profits or stock markets reach new highs. Real prosperity begins when ordinary workers see their incomes grow steadily with the economy. Whenever this connection weakens, the foundation of growth begins…
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The Fiscal Space Crisis
The Shrinking Room to Govern Every nation eventually reaches a stage where economic progress is no longer limited by ambition but by the government’s ability to finance it. Fiscal space is that invisible room within public finances that allows governments to invest, respond to emergencies, and prepare for the future…
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