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How to Build a Prosperous ASEAN
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15:00, 23 Jan 2025
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Guest: Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
A couple of days ago, in a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) outlined economic challenges facing Southeast Asia and strategies to create an equitable region. The memorandum was received by one of the special officers to the PM.
We discuss the various challenges and opportunities ahead for ASEAN with Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj who is the Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).
We Discuss:
The biggest political and economic challenges currently plaguing the ASEAN region, from the decline in government revenue, suppressed wages and the climate crisis.
Problems with institutions like the World Bank, IMF and WTO, and alternative strategies.
How can ASEAN develop their internal markets and productive capacities? One of the reasons we rely so heavily on FDIs is because we have no choice due to our productive capacities.
Why it’s important to develop a sense of regionalism and for ASEAN nations to negotiate with foreign powers (i.e. China and BRICS) as a unit.
Unequal development in ASEAN and how it prevents economic cohesiveness in the region. As we know, Singapore is one of the most developed economies in the world; Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the likes are perhaps middle economies; Myanmar continues to endure tremendous hardship – there’s an ongoing civil war/revolution.
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Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
multipolarity
the bigger picture
beyond the ballot box
asean
malaysia
southeast asia
regionalism
regional mobility
social democracy
wealth distribution
wealth inequality
economic inequality
economic growth
capitalism
neoliberalism
foreign direct investments
fdi
government revenue
fiscal policy
taxation
tariffs
poverty
neocolonialism
brics
multipolar world
regional politics
geopolitics
free trade
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Guest: Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
A couple of days ago, in a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) outlined economic challenges facing Southeast Asia and strategies to create an equitable region. The memorandum was received by one of the special officers to the PM.
We discuss the various challenges and opportunities ahead for ASEAN with Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj who is the Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).
We Discuss:
The biggest political and economic challenges currently plaguing the ASEAN region, from the decline in government revenue, suppressed wages and the climate crisis.
Problems with institutions like the World Bank, IMF and WTO, and alternative strategies.
How can ASEAN develop their internal markets and productive capacities? One of the reasons we rely so heavily on FDIs is because we have no choice due to our productive capacities.
Why it’s important to develop a sense of regionalism and for ASEAN nations to negotiate with foreign powers (i.e. China and BRICS) as a unit.
Unequal development in ASEAN and how it prevents economic cohesiveness in the region. As we know, Singapore is one of the most developed economies in the world; Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the likes are perhaps middle economies; Myanmar continues to endure tremendous hardship – there’s an ongoing civil war/revolution.
Image credit: Shutterstock (background)
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
multipolarity
the bigger picture
beyond the ballot box
asean
malaysia
southeast asia
regionalism
regional mobility
social democracy
wealth distribution
wealth inequality
economic inequality
economic growth
capitalism
neoliberalism
foreign direct investments
fdi
government revenue
fiscal policy
taxation
tariffs
poverty
neocolonialism
brics
multipolar world
regional politics
geopolitics
free trade
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