Reconfigurations: Convergence or Divergence in ASEAN Economic Integration? by Lau Zheng Zhou and Natasha Tan
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a systemic risk within the complex web of global value chains. Factory closures and human movement restrictions in one country will have an impact on another. Many multinational corporations are now considering adopting the China Plus One strategy, diversifying their supply chains out of China to protect against future shocks. The ASEAN region appears to be on the receiving end of these relocations.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a systemic risk within the complex web of global value chains. Factory closures and human movement restrictions in one country will have an impact on another. Many multinational corporations are now considering adopting the China Plus One strategy, diversifying their supply chains out of China to protect against future shocks. The ASEAN region appears to be on the receiving end of these relocations.
Download at https://bit.ly/aseanpostcovid
Brief IDEAS No. 23 – GLCs and Shared Prosperity
by Laurence Todd
In this Monitor we consider what role Government Linked Companies (GLCs) might be expected to play in delivering “shared prosperity” in Malaysia and specifically, Bumiputera economic development. This Monitor will argue that a clear assessment of previous and ongoing efforts by GLCs is needed and is sorely lacking. Moreover, the scale and reach of the current GLC policies to support Bumiputera development are by their nature limited and should be secondary to broader structural reform, in which GLCs can play a key role and offer a more substantial contribution to shared prosperity.
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by Laurence Todd
In this Monitor we consider what role Government Linked Companies (GLCs) might be expected to play in delivering “shared prosperity” in Malaysia and specifically, Bumiputera economic development. This Monitor will argue that a clear assessment of previous and ongoing efforts by GLCs is needed and is sorely lacking. Moreover, the scale and reach of the current GLC policies to support Bumiputera development are by their nature limited and should be secondary to broader structural reform, in which GLCs can play a key role and offer a more substantial contribution to shared prosperity.
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Brief IDEAS No. 24 – The Education Gap of the Indigenous Communities of Australia and Canada
by Rowena Sidhu
Assessing the policies and programs catered for the indigenous communities in Australia and Canada provide frameworks for understanding the problems faced by the Orang Asli community in Malaysia pertaining to the education gap as well as allows policymakers to formulate viable solutions in narrowing this gap. This brief provides an assessment of the cases of Australian and Canadian efforts to close the education gap based on literature and is designed to provide context for Malaysia’s policy making efforts.
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by Rowena Sidhu
Assessing the policies and programs catered for the indigenous communities in Australia and Canada provide frameworks for understanding the problems faced by the Orang Asli community in Malaysia pertaining to the education gap as well as allows policymakers to formulate viable solutions in narrowing this gap. This brief provides an assessment of the cases of Australian and Canadian efforts to close the education gap based on literature and is designed to provide context for Malaysia’s policy making efforts.
Download at https://bit.ly/edugapindigenous