Bloomberg Amid all the noise about the future of its trade relationship with the US, Mexico is quietly creating jobs at a record pace and reducing the informality that for decades has held back its economy. More than 517,000 Mexican workers gained access to social security in the first half of 2017, a 17 percent increase from a year ago …

The Chinese government, subtle masters of propaganda, seem to have discovered a Sun Tzu formula for taming dissent on the internet: The best strategy may not be to confront critics directly, but to lull or distract them with a tide of good news. This intriguing argument is suggested by a recent article in the American Political Science Review titled ‘How …

Although Raghuram Rajan co-wrote the influential 2003 book, Saving Capitalism From the Capitalists, it has fallen upon his successor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to actually attempt such a thing. By the looks of it, Urjit Patel has a hard slog ahead. For now, the governor of India’s central bank can breathe a sigh of relief. His most …