Remember that “evolution is cleverer than you are”. We build resilience not by doubling down on one or two particular worldviews but by trying out different theories of change in different policies
There are many worldviews to public policy; not every one is equally true. But what if some are more right than others, and what if we happen to be more wrong than right in our choice of worldviews? The argument for a portfolio of worldviews or theories of change is compelling.
How does a cyberpunk world come about? The path towards such a future is shaped less by overtly bad choices than by repeatedly defaulting to the simpler one.
the best thing we can do is take opportunities from this crisis. But even with that in mind, recognise that there are still plenty of things we should not do.
What we should focus on is not policy that is interventionist or otherwise, for the sake of it, but rather policy that engineers fair, competitive arenas for firms to succeed or fail.
It is difficult to imagine a more natural target for the state subordination of private power than American Big Tech, particularly with populist politics dominating the day.
Naturally, it is not easy to translate notions of “transcendence” to the political economy, but these are examples, I think, that I would like to see that demonstrate a growing maturity in our political economy. That, in and of itself, is pretty “expensive”.
Fiction writing is difficult. Figuring out dialogue, making characters seem relatively believable, doing more “showing” instead of “telling”, trying to be more descriptive of scenes; I have all the respect in the world for writers of fiction.
This is Part 3, the final part in a series of fictional articles that I started two months ago (September 2025) in The Edge
This is Part 2 in a series of fictional articles that I started in September 2025 in The Edge
For the next few articles, beginning with this one, I want to see if I can write a series of fictional short stories that illustrate different views of economic development. This is Part I.
Does it really matter if Malaysia — or any developing country — hits some arbitrary threshold of “high-income”? Or is it more important that we maintain steady, sustainable economic growth and economic development?