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Bureaucratic Red Tape Chokes Free Markets in India

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Hannah Smith

India auctioned 3G licenses for USD $14.78 billion in 2010, a bonanza for a government staring at a large fiscal deficit and trying to promote inclusive growth through a host of populist social schemes. With new telecom auctions scheduled soon, the government hopes to generate more money to pare its fiscal deficit, and bolster its reformist credentials to foreign and domestic investors. Continue reading →

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Senkaku Dispute: the Fallacy of seeing a Monolithic Japanese Government

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Howard Tsang

Memo # 189 – Foreign policy may not be the result of a rational, calculated, and well-coordinated act. Instead, it may stem from messy domestic politics or bureaucratic inertia and oversight. This idea applies to the Japanese government’s actions in the Senkaku dispute, even though critics paint a portrait of a monolithic Japanese government masterminding a Senkaku strategy. Continue reading →

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Governance by Religion Growing Strong in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Islam and Secular Sharia

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Pacific Affairs

Memo #22 – Political rivalry between Malaysia’s two largest Muslim parties and an emerging Muslim civil society are obvious causes of the increased impact of Islam in Malaysia. But Islam in the Malaysian polity is also appearing in an unexpected form: as part of a secularizing bureaucracy. Continue reading →

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