Southest Asia Economy

Southest Asia Economy

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 230 , Segment 4

Episode: New Hampshire, Life of a Mayor, Sustainable Tourism, SE Asia

Feb 10, 2016 10:00 pm
17:59 mins

Guest: Pisan Manawapat, Ambassador of Thailand to the United States Every day we hear news about China’s growth or, lately, its economic woes. In the US, we feel the effects of what happens on the other side of the world in China. Consider, then, the impact that China has on its neighbors in Southeast Asia. Ten of those smaller countries, including Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, participate in a cooperative called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN formed in 1967 to foster greater economic and political cooperation between member nations and to help themselves compete better with world powers in the region and across the globe. Together, these countries now make up the world’s seventh largest economy. And on December 31, 2015 ASEAN upped the economic ante by forming an alliance called the ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, wherein the members of ASEAN agreed to work more seamlessly to reduce tariffs, open borders for workers and encourage investment in the region.

Other Segments

Other Segments

New Hampshire Primary Analysis

Guest: Jeremy Pope, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders – two outsider candidates running against the established system –won big in New Hampshire’s primary. Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton who both left Iowa with considerable strength in their respective Republican and Democratic fields are now back on their heels. And rather than winnowing the field, New Hampshire voters have left the race deeply unsettled.

Guest: Jeremy Pope, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders – two outsider candidates running against the established system –won big in New Hampshire’s primary. Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton who both left Iowa with considerable strength in their respective Republican and Democratic fields are now back on their heels. And rather than winnowing the field, New Hampshire voters have left the race deeply unsettled.

Life of a Mayor

Guest: John Curtis, Mayor of Provo since January 2010

Guest: John Curtis, Mayor of Provo since January 2010

Sustainable Tourism

Guest: Kelly Bricker, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah It’s the middle of February, and people tired of the cold and snow begin to think about spring break and summer vacation. If you can afford it, planning a visit to a tropical island just might pull you out of the winter doldrums. There’s a lot to consider when booking that vacation: Where do you really want to go? How much can you spend? And what kind of impact your visit will make on the destination you choose? Ok, there probably aren’t a lot of people who ask themselves that last question, but maybe more people should. And not just for the benefit of that local economy that relies on tourism.

Guest: Kelly Bricker, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah It’s the middle of February, and people tired of the cold and snow begin to think about spring break and summer vacation. If you can afford it, planning a visit to a tropical island just might pull you out of the winter doldrums. There’s a lot to consider when booking that vacation: Where do you really want to go? How much can you spend? And what kind of impact your visit will make on the destination you choose? Ok, there probably aren’t a lot of people who ask themselves that last question, but maybe more people should. And not just for the benefit of that local economy that relies on tourism.

Underground in Berlin

Guest: Hermann Simon, Director of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Foundation

Guest: Hermann Simon, Director of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Foundation

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