Under the hood of the Asia-Pacific economy
In 1991, more than 90 per cent of Asia’s population lived in low-income countries. By 2015, the wealth of the region had taken a dramatic turn, with more than 95 per...
April 2017 16 minute listen
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2017
Inside the black box of Chinese policy
Government and governance | Asia
China is a country of big numbers. Not only does it boast the world’s largest population, but it also has the world’s biggest political party overseeing what is probably the world’s...
March 2017 27 minute listen
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Bridging the gap
Government and governance | East Asia
Why are policy decisions often disconnected from the evidence-based knowledge of researchers and scientists? In this week’s Policy Forum Pod, Karen Hussey, Kathleen Segerson and Suzi Kerr discuss the gap that...
February 2017 40 minutes
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A great place to have a war
International relations | The World
Josh Kurlantzik discusses America's Secret War in Laos - a proxy conflict fought during the height of the war in Vietnam orchestrated by the US Central Intelligence Agency. While the...
February 2017 28 minutes
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