Chelsea Ngoc Minh Nguyen
@CNMNguyen
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studying social anthropology @Cambridge_Uni. Focus on Vietnam, China, South-East Asia. Formerly at the @UN in Indonesia (with East Timor), Thailand.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Joined June 2009
Three major phenomena that make 2024 so far an extraordinarily unprecedented time in Vietnamese politics & society: 1/
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20th century global development was defined by technology transfer agreements – formalized transfer of knowledge and machines from advanced economics to developing countries. But today, technology transfer agreements have vanished. My latest article explores why:
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Exactly. Beijing’s austere policy is, in effect, doing the world — particularly the United States — a favor by keeping commodity prices, and therefore inflation, in check. I’ve long argued that the true economic nuclear weapon Beijing could deploy to inflict pain on US households
What happens to commodities if China so much as shows a sign of life? Chinese has not mattered for commodities since the pandemic. The growth catalyst shifted from TSF to US fiscal policy. If China (and other non-US economies) so much as put a floor in growth, look out!
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Love the idea that NYC is having a "Thai" moment. Lets hope it doesnt have a "Thai" sequel.
The country closest to having a 'Mamdani' moment in recent times must be Thailand. Fed up with conservative political inertia, low growth, and staggering inequality, many youth and in the countryside opted for the Move Forward Party in 2023. The outcome however was not respected.
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The country closest to having a 'Mamdani' moment in recent times must be Thailand. Fed up with conservative political inertia, low growth, and staggering inequality, many youth and in the countryside opted for the Move Forward Party in 2023. The outcome however was not respected.
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When I went into science 35 years ago, I was extremely idealistic. I believed that being a scientist required the highest moral standards, that scientists cared only about advancing human knowledge & benefiting humanity, & made sacrifices for it. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Yes. I learned early in graduate school that scientists aren’t operating at any higher moral standard than anyone else. Some were outright nasty - and over the years I met some of the worst people imaginable, all parading as valiant defenders of science. Once I learned that, it
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Lu Xun (1881-1936) 💕
Re-upping the dedication of Mahmood Mamdani's 2020 book, 'Neither Settler nor Native'.
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Very interesting analysis by @CNMNguyen of Vietnam caught between China and the US and of internal political trends, including Gaza solidarity among the young.
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The decline of public property: in recent decades, the public share of total assets has declined. Net public assets (i.e., assets minus liabilities) in major European countries have fallen to just above zero (from 20-30% in 1978), while private assets have risen to >6 times GDP.
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A timely and well-worth study. From an anthropological perspective, Hill Gates (1988) made similar observations of Taiwan on the essential role of the Vietnam War to its economic development.
What were the causes of South Korea's export miracle? My new paper w @philippbarteska, @straightedge, @seung_econ explores a major overlooked factor: U.S. military procurement during the Vietnam War. We bring new evidence to the Q of how geopolitics shapes development. 🧵:
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From our latest issue: The Global Network of Liberty: Toward a New Framework for Understanding the History of Political Concepts by SHOUFU YIN https://t.co/JcSxXD8Lwo
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This is an important piece. @ChatibBasri dissects and explains Indonesia's economic fragilities, and the potential political implications of a shrinking and dissatisfied middle class.
Ekonomi makro Indonesia relatif baik dalam 20 thn terakhir. Lalu mengapa gelombang protes muncul Agustus lalu? Apa yang terjadi dengan kelas menengah Indonesia? Artikel saya di Carnegie Endowment @CarnegieEndow “Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class” Indonesia’s macroeconomy has
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“What was written in then (~100y ago) seems closer to the present-day than many things people write today.” - Absolutely true.
I was reading @JohnCassidy "Critics of capitalism". Highly recommend. Very well written, easy to read, well-informed. Goes from Adam Smith to Piketty. I liked the most the chapters on Hobson, Luxemburg/Lenin, Polanyi, Kondratiev and Keynes. What was written in then (~100y ago)
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Branko Milanović – is neoliberalism being replaced by something more capitalist? https://t.co/C4CaVVcxWu
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The Great Global Transformation by Branko Milanović explores China's economic rise, a new elite class & neoliberalism being replaced by a new international order
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Worse rounds of flooding expected in central Vietnam in the coming weeks.
🇻🇳 Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge. ➡️ https://t.co/pOAMHhPfJu
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Far from a debunker of classical nationalism, Benedict Anderson was its advocate, presciently fearful that mass migration and communications technology would weaken the nation-state’s assimilatory power, fuelling today’s “ethnicisation” process:
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Vietnam just agreed to jointly explore a railway connectivity project with Russia, Mongolia, and China. An unimaginable embrace of an ‘Eurasia’ outlook. Before 2022, many in Vietnam’s political elite were deeply & emotionally invested in the US-led rules-based order & Trump.
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A huge difference in how the Xi-Trump meetings & the Sino-US split is commented on Vietnamese social media lately. Since ‘liberation day’: less fanfare for Trump, greater support for a multi-polar world order. Without any doubt, Trump 2.0 is souring public sentiments in Vietnam.
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Parts of Vietnam received a record 1,730 liters of rain per square meter in 24 hours 🤯 https://t.co/HH3CoFVmxY
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Really useful and interesting piece on changing official/public Vietnamese sentiment towards the US and China
Briefly on Vietnam for @peacc: “Trump’s latest tariff war has even been regarded by some Vietnamese as an opportunity for “liberation” from China. Since 2020, the broader trend has nevertheless been that of rising red nationalism throughout society.”
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