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M. Niaz Asadullah

M. Niaz Asadullah

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M. Niaz Asadullah, Head of the Southeast Asia cluster of the Global Labor Organization, is a visiting professor of economics at the University of Reading and a professorial fellow at North South University in Bangladesh.

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  1. The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady
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    The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady

    Aug 12, 2024 M. Niaz Asadullah explains the factors that led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, and considers whether democracy can be restored.

  2. An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?
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    An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?

    Jul 25, 2024 M. Niaz Asadullah argues that young protestors could help the country chart a democratic course and achieve sustainable growth.

  3. Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality
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    Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality

    Jun 12, 2023 M. Niaz Asadullah & Syed Abul Basher explain why now may be the right time to establish a regional alternative to the IMF.

  4. Malaysia’s New Dawn?
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    Malaysia’s New Dawn?

    Jan 9, 2023 M. Niaz Asadullah & Andrew Kam Jia Yi provide an overview of the formidable challenges facing the country’s new government.

  5. Asia’s Captive Market for Migrant Labor
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    Asia’s Captive Market for Migrant Labor

    Sep 27, 2022 M. Niaz Asadullah highlights how an entrenched alliance of politicians, bureaucrats, and business elites is exploiting workers.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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