GDP tragedy: Preventing natural hazards from turning into economic disasters
Small Pacific economies are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of disasters on economic growth. Special support systems need to be in place to help them respond.
In Wenchuan, they really did build back better
‘Build back better’ is often easier said than done after a disaster, but one example from the People’s Republic of China shows that it can be done well.
Surging private debt threatens Asia's public debt sustainability
From past experience we know how quickly the bursting of a privately leveraged boom cycle ends up weighing on national budgets and public debt.
汶川灾后重建得更好
灾后“重建得更好”通常说起来容易，做起来难，但中华人民共和国的例子表明，这是可以实现的。