The Bright Future of Asia's Middle Class
Category: WORLDPOST
SEOUL -- Equipped with high-quality education, Asia's rising middle class will demand higher-quality public services. Increased confidence in their country's political systems and institutional structures, enhanced by improved perceptions of upward mobility, will help to strengthen the rule of law. And there will be more opportunities for women to learn and work, leading to greater gender equality.
By Lee Jong-Wha, ContributorProfessor of Economics and Director of the Asiatic Research In..., 2015-03-24