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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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    America’s Trade Deficit Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump

    Yanis Varoufakis shows why the incoming US administration can’t eliminate the negative balance – and wouldn’t even if it could.
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    Trump’s Middle East Challenge

    Daoud Kuttab highlights the changes in the region that will complicate the US president-elect's peacemaking efforts.
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    Last Chance for the SDGs?

    Kevin Watkins thinks the fate of the 2030 targets hinges on the next International Development Association replenishment.
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    America’s Tech Blind Spot

    S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang

    In recent years, a growing chorus of academics and policymakers has sounded the alarm over the systemic dysfunction of the US tech sector. Yet, despite the high drama of congressional hearings with Big Tech CEOs and a cascade of bills promising comprehensive reforms, the results have been disappointing.

     worry that in its bid to outcompete China, the US risks stifling its own potential for innovation.
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    Protecting Children from Anti-Social Media

    Peter G. Kirchschläger urges countries to emulate Australia and bar young people from addictive online platforms.
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    Democracy Needs Workers

    Bartosz M. Rydliński urges center-left parties in the West to reconnect with voters who increasingly support far-right populists.
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    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

    Daron Acemoglu fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
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    Big Money Beat Bigger Money in the US Election

    Hippolyte Fofack warns that the ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power.
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    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Kenneth Rogoff

    As Germany and France head into another year of near-zero growth, it is clear that Keynesian stimulus alone cannot pull them out of their current malaise. To regain the dynamism and flexibility needed to weather US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs, Europe’s largest economies must pursue far-reaching structural reforms.  

     explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.

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