what exactly is ‘productivity’ and what does it really mean to boost ‘productivity’?
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what exactly is ‘productivity’ and what does it really mean to boost ‘productivity’?
while figuring out the impact of a particular individual may be tricky, we may also ask, what type of individuals are more likely to have a stronger impact on their society?
This is my third argument on why a depreciating Ringgit is sub-optimal for the Malaysian economy.
Far be it for me to predict what will happen in 2016 in terms of GDP growth, the Ringgit, exports growth and so on - it would perhaps be better for me to opine on how we can continue to play our part to grow our ‘commons’ amidst very challenging times.
It may be cliché to say, but when you are at the top, the only way to go is down.
have we – our leaders and ourselves – become complacent as we reaped the rewards of Malaysia’s remarkable development over the past 58 years?
In the Indian public sphere, two highly-respected Indian economists, Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati, have launched into a fascinating debate on the appropriate path for India’s development.
While I will discuss the gist of the paper, I strongly assert that every policymaker and development policy researcher in Malaysia should spend some time and read the paper for themselves
What if, regardless of whatever a given country, call it country M, is doing right now, country M cannot escape the middle income trap because it is at its middle-income equilibrium?
Malaysia’s transformation must go beyond projects and policies – it must embrace the technological super-cycles that shape global economic history.