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Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Future We Want
The Future We Want (FWW) is a global initiative to envision what we want our lives and communities to be like 20 years from now. Gathering Promising Ideas Using everything from modern technologies like the web and social media to …
Want to fight global poverty? Be a Catalyst for Change!
Click here to join us. The Catalyst for Change global game is running for 48 hours, April 4-6 (in Asia). The goal? To engage people from all over the world in finding thousands of paths out of poverty over the next …
Infographic: Southeast Asia and Flow of Official Development Assistance
Southeast Asia and Flow of Official Development Assistance The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of OECD defines ODA as “those flows to countries and territories on the DAC List of ODA Recipients and to multilateral development institutions which are: provided by official agencies, …
Dr. Anusorn Tamajai
Q: Given the outlook of ASEAN integration, what are the key investment or finance trends that might be related to the poor? Moreover, has there been any development particularly in the fields of micro-finance and public-private partnership? A: “In my …
Finance, Innovation and Social Cohesion
Idea: In the aftermath of the 1997 financial crisis, under the Washington Consensus, many counties in Southeast Asia were forcibly receiving aid and loans under the policy framework from the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These …
Public-Private Partnerships and Accountability in Southeast Asia
Above picture caption: Reversed cross project proposed by Pansak Vinyaratn, former chief advisor for PM Thaksin Shinawatra, and former advisor for PM Chatichai Choonhavan. Keywords: Public-Private Partnerships, PPPs, accountability, contract, outsourcing, public financial, public budget, Iskandar, Reversed cross, Securitization Ideas: …
Intra-Regional Public-Private Partnerships
Above picture caption: Willing to engage: Myanmar’s President, Thein Sein, meets with Hillary Clinton. (Source: Wikipedia) Keywords: Public-private partnerships; China; international accountability; ASEAN integration; hydropower development; Mekong Ideas: Public-private partnership (PPP) schemes have become widely adopted among Southeast Asian countries …
Editorial
If money makes the world go round, then the management of money, i.e., finance, would dictate whose world will benefit or lose from the spinning. Finance can affect development and poverty in many ways, one of which is through the …
Catalysts for Change Global Game: April 4-6
Click to join us! A new way to think about the future Can games change the way we think about the future? Can they catalyze change in the lives of poor and vulnerable people everywhere, building resilience and equity? On …
