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AIIB charter on governance issues to be signed today: An Interview with Hilton L. Root
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:19 pm, Last Updated: November 18, 2015 at 2:20 pm
By Esther Teo, Straits Times, June 29, 2015.
A Great Shock to the Nepalese Political System
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:19 pm
RealClearWorld, June 3, 2015.
Verdict on AIIB unaided by Singapore summit: An Interview with Hilton L. Root
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:17 pm
By David Lore, FinanceAsia, May 15, 2015.
China and U.S. Clash over Asian Infrastructure Bank: Washington’s opposition to the AIIB is rooted in the idea that spending on infrastructure does not alleviate poverty unless governance is improved
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:16 pm
Caixan, April 3, 2015.
On the Hillary Clinton Campaign for Presidency: An interview with Hilton Root
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:15 pm
By Crystal Lee, Time-Weekly, April 21, 2015.
The End of Davos: Globalization is rendering top-down internationalism less relevant than ever
Posted: November 18, 2015 at 2:12 pm, Last Updated: November 18, 2015 at 2:15 pm
U.S. News World Report, February 9, 2015.
Is democracy in China’s future?
Posted: December 5, 2013 at 11:10 am, Last Updated: December 5, 2013 at 11:20 am
US democracy arose in a federalist context; as part of a social contract it secured the consent of the states to join the union. Two other enduring democracies share this precondition: the Europe Union, whose leadership, determined by an electoral system, ensures rotation among equals; and the Indian republic formed in 1947, which faced similar […]
Will Globalization End American Exceptionalism: Ecological Perspective
Posted: December 4, 2013 at 12:27 pm, Last Updated: December 4, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Throughout most of its history, the United States enjoyed the rare position of being a global player by choice. Until a generation or so ago, the U.S. could wish the world away. Then when it finally welcomed “connectivity,” engagement was on its terms. The young republic enjoyed three conditions unique in the history of state […]
On the structure of global networks and China
Posted: December 3, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Blog 2: (This is part 2 of a series addressing the main themes of my new book, Dynamics Among Nations, published by MIT Press). On the structure of global networks and China (This essay considers Paul Ormerod’s http://www.paulormerod.com/ discussion of network effects and social choices in Positive Linking http://www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Linking-Networks-Revolutionise-World/dp/0571279201. Paul shared his ideas with my […]
The Limits of Convergence
Posted: November 11, 2013 at 7:27 pm, Last Updated: November 11, 2013 at 7:31 pm
The extremely impressive fiscal performance of the liberal regimes of North Western Europe, during the early modern period (1600-1800) did not inspire a continent-wide dynamic of convergence towards liberal forms of governance.