Democracy’s Future: The Asian Spectrum

Despite impressive achievements in socioeconomic development, Bangladesh has struggled with establishing democracy and is now effectively under one-party rule.

One of the world’s worst public-corruption scandals shows how a lax international financial system enables massive graft in developing countries.

Evidence from social science and history suggests that China is entering a “transition zone” that will threaten its capacity to maintain both authoritarian rule and high levels of economic growth.