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Expanding Borders: Economic Gains from Diaspora Networks
Immigration has been both praised and criticized for its effects on the development of a country. While developing countries invite the cutting-edge ideas that migrants from developed countries have to...
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Education: When Is It Enough?
Many development theorists emphasize the role of education as a factor to promoting economic development. While there is no sole way to go about development, education has proven to be one of the...
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Methods of Development | Mongolia as a Cop(per)-Out
Mongolia has long been forgotten amidst the development processes of the other Asian tigers. Its three million people still rely on ancient herding practices for livelihood and have only recently begun...
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Winning the War on Malaria: Part One
Distribution of malaria by country. Malaria is one of the greatest challenges facing developing nations. Each year, there are an estimated 300-500 million new cases of malaria, killing 1.2 million. It...
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Mongolia’s Rapid Economic Growth: A Blessing or a Curse?
Mongolia is experiencing a period of remarkable economic growth. While many economies are struggling with global financial uncertainty, Mongolia has become the world’s fastest growing economy. In 2011,...
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Digital Dumping: The Growing Problem of E-waste
In an era of rapidly progressing technology, there is a constant demand for the latest and greatest electronics. Be it phones, computers, televisions, or any other electronic device, it is not long...
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The Korean “Goose Family” Phenomena: Educational Migrants
Travelling thousands of miles to attend university in a more developed country is nothing new: China and India combined sent over 260,000 students to the United States in 2011, making up a staggering...
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Philippines Economic Growth: Harbinger of Hope or Symptom of Illness?
Last week, the Asian Development Bank raised its 2012 Philippines GDP forecast to 5.5%, an especially notable feat considering it cut most of its estimates for the rest of Asia including powerhouses...
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The Surge of Foreign Investment in Myanmar: Raining Gold or Acid?
As the military junta relinquished their power in Myanmar, the world became hopeful for the country’s growth under democracy and a liberalized economy. This has sent a signaling effect to staunch...
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Anti-Rabies Strategies: Vaccinating Dogs to Save Human Lives
Rabies is a terrifying disease that kills approximately 60,000 people worldwide each year. Though scientific innovation has created vaccines that are effective before and after exposure to the virus,...
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A Coalition For Asian Development
Following the introduction of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in 2014 many questioned how such ambitious goals could be met by 2030. The SDGs address, among other developmental issues, the...
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Banking on Acceptance: China and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opened in January 2016, establishing itself as the newest member of the multilateral development bank community. Commonly billed as...
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