Reserve Bank of Australia review: Corporate governance lessons for the Pacific
MARK OFOI | Reviews on state institutions are conducted, among others, to enhance systems of good governance with the intent to augment outcomes, installing… Read More
Inclusive growth and rural development
Privatising Poverty Series Part 11: Climate change gives the lie to market-based development
RON BEVACQUA | The tenth post in this blog series singled out microfinance, and financial inclusion in general, as the “money pump” that… Read More
Understanding the dynamics of housing prices in Papua New Guinea
MESON TUMSOK, GORDON KAPAK AND TONG TONG | In recent years, the housing market in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has experienced significant… Read More
COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific: Gendered risks, impact and response
SARA E DAVIES AND ROBIN E ROBERTS | The global upheaval caused by COVID-19 extended beyond health, affecting food production… Read More
Linking disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Lessons from Jakarta
FEBI DWIRAHMADI, PAUL BARNES, ARIF WIBOWO, AVIANTO AMRI AND CORDIA CHU | Jakarta, Indonesia’s most populous city with an estimated… Read More
Enhancing the ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pacific
JEFF LIEW | Liliana is a young mother and small business owner in an island community. With a digitally connected and responsive business financing… Read More
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor | Part 1
RAHUL CHATTERJEE AND SHAWN HUNTER | Rubina, a grocery shop owner in rural Munshiganj in Bangladesh, owns a basic feature phone. Her… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 10: Financial inclusion––the money pump of market-based development and poverty reduction
RON BEVACQUA | This blog series has traced the history of the idea that promoting entrepreneurship and innovation is the key to unlocking economic… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 9: The cult of the entrepreneur
RON BEVACQUA | The prioritisation of innovation, productivity, and growth over income and wealth distribution; technology as savior; government as partner rather than regulator of the private sector; market-based solutions to social and economic problems; and the overall emphasis on individual initiative over collective action––this economic vision did not come from the political right as is often assumed. Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 8: New Democrats
RON BEVACQUA | Left-leaning neo-liberals rose to power just as new ideas about economic development and poverty reduction emerged. Old-style New Deal democrats… Read More
