India’s Election Choice: Growth Economy or Welfare State
An article from Bloomberg Businessweek, on the upcoming elections in India. Indian elections aren’t known for their clarity. Messy, cacophonous affairs, they stretch across months and almost invariably result in fragmented verdicts. Political groupings are opportunistic, driven by personality rather than issues; competing party platforms are often indistinguishable. This year’s parliamentary elections—the nation’s 16th since […]
What Philippines Can Learn From 2004 Tsunami
A belated post of my article on Typhoon Haiyan, and possible lessons from the Asian Tsunami. Published in Bloomberg View. The reports coming out of the Philippines are all too familiar. Shattered villages, corpses strewn across battered beaches, dazed survivors picking through the wreckage of their former lives. As I write, Typhoon Haiyan (described in some […]