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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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ASEAN – Avoiding the middle-income trap through cooperation

  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati,

ASEAN needs to remain united, embrace openness, invest in human capital and technology, and champion free trade and multilateralism to drive global growth.

How online scam centres have enabled crime syndicates to infiltrate Cambodia

  • Bopha Phorn,

The erosion of checks and balances in Cambodia has allowed transnational crime to flourish.

Thailand’s wealth gap is a competition problem

  • Dr. Itsakul Unahakate,

Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth.

Rethinking World Bank Influence: Governance Reforms and the Ritual Aid Dance in Indonesia by D. Brent Edwards Jr

  • Professor Andrew Rosser,

An important contribution to our understanding of the Bank’s role in the politics of governance reform in the Global South, especially in education.

WEBINAR: What does Southeast Asia want from Australia?

Amid great power competition between China and the US, will Australia deepen its engagement with Southeast Asia?