At the 12 th ASEAN Summit in the Philippines three years ago, ASEAN leaders affirmed their commitment to an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015 and to transform ASEAN into a region with free ...

While ASEAN is looking to integrate further with the continuing development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), other parts of the world are questioning whether economic globalization is the best ...

Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 33, No. 3 (September 2018), pp. 604-627 (25 pages) This paper investigates the relationship between regional integration and inequality for the 15 states in the ...

Sharing and exchange are common practices for minimizing food insecurity in rural populations. The advent of markets and monetization in egalitarian indigenous populations presents an alternative ...

This paper presents a simple theoretical framework to explain variations in income inequality over time and between countries. It also analyses the factors responsible for the widespread rise in ...

JAKARTA: A plan by Southeast Asian countries to establish a European Union-inspired single market next year could worsen inequality and is likely to benefit men more than women, a new study warned ...

Johannesburg — SO YOU'RE not sure about globalisation and sympathise with its opponents? Read an excellent new book by Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf, who makes the case for globalisation, ...

London is one of the most diverse and progressive cities in the world, but rapid change means social cohesion is being put to the test like never before. In discussion with Afua Hirsch, Mayor of ...

PRETORIA, April 10, 2018 — In an environment of accelerating but still modest growth, government policies that stimulate competition and create the fiscal space needed to build a skilled labor force ...