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sexta-feira, 24 de janeiro de 2014

Foreign Affairs: Six Markets to Watch (nenhum deles se refere ao Brasil)

Da revista Foreign Affairs corrente:



Viva las Reformas
Once hidden behind high tariffs, quotas, subsidies, and hundreds of state-owned enterprises, Mexico's economy is now one of the most open in the world. But the economic dividends of President Enrique Peña Nieto's ambitious economic reform agenda have yet to...




The Backwater That Boomed
South Korea is a rich, technologically advanced, mature democracy with an impressive record of innovation, economic reform, and sound leadership, so to call it an emerging market is a bit of an anachronism. But the country's chief economic virtue, its openness, also...




From Tragedy to Triumph
Over the last 25 years, Poland has enjoyed peace, a booming economy, and integration with the rest of Europe. Behind that positive story lie smart economic reforms and the bond Poland formed with Europe's leading economy,...




How Erdogan Did It -- and Could Blow It
With an impressive decade behind it and an important election ahead, Turkey's biggest challenges are in the realm of domestic politics. As Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan flirts with authoritarian populism, the country teeters between continued growth and a reversion...




A Tale of Two Archipelagoes
Indonesia confronts a host of political challenges, and a crucial election in 2014 will determine whether it delivers on its promise or returns to stagnation. Meanwhile, the nearby Philippines, now an outsourcing powerhouse, has been racing ahead under the stewardship of...




A River Runs Through It
The Southeast Asian countries that line the Mekong River -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with China's southern Yunnan Province -- are finally fending for themselves, and then some. As trade barriers fall and borders open up, the region's growth depends on an...

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