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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.

Southeast Asian nations won’t overcome the middle-income trap unless predatory elites stop undermining education and R&D

Andrew Rosser,

Predatory elites in many Southeast Asian nations are undermining education and R&D, which is slowing economic growth.

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.