These are analyze of concepts and theories of development nationally for Thailand and internationally under the framework of The Group of Twenty Nations. These past three weeks in deepening the trust among national leaders on the world stage. The bonds of friendship can be seen between Japan and ASEAN especially during the flooding of Thailand can be seen in the global economic realm. The mutual sharing of experiences in disaster management within the framework.
The framework which begin with the G20 leading to the the APEC summit the ultimate goal were agreed upon by all the countries is to bring about a "Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific" (FTAAP) by 2020. There were no divergent view among the countries.
The strategy of how to reach there was the problem. There has been a creation of frameworks of economic partnerships. The ASEAN nations at the core, ASEAN + 3, which involves Japan, China and Republic of Korea, or ASEAN + 6, which adds India, Australia, a New Zealand. As well as, a joint research on a Trilateral FTA among Japan, China, and the ROK would be brought to a conclusion in 2011.
In addition, the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) have meeting also being lead by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. The East Asian Summit (EAS) for the first time the U.S. and Russia will participate.
To conclude, the appropriate form of development to the way of community life and local sustainability during the globalization era one can see there is one consistent actor, Japan.
This is what the APEC 2011 High Level Policy agreed to in bullet form for public private partnership:
1.Adopt a “Whole of Society” approach to developing and strengthening public-private partnerships that support business and community resilience to disasters. This includes involving all levels of government, non-government, and the private sector;
2.Through public-private partnership programs, encourage a greater role for women in supporting disaster resilient businesses and communities;
3.Strengthen public-private partnerships by sharing information, drawing on best practices, and learning from experiences;
4.Leverage existing programs and resources, and strengthen partnerships that develop during disasters to sustain long-term public-private collaboration and avoid duplication of effort;
5.Establish partnerships based on shared responsibilities and resources, with mutually agreed upon roles and tasks;
6.Cultivate public private partnerships that are open to flexible and innovative ways of working together to build business and community resilience to disasters.
" Whole of Society " approach is very interesting for Thailand, and "Promote and facilitate the use of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), especially for SMEs," in wake of the recent flooding and clean up in Bangkok. The memories of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March the 11 are still fresh in the minds of the victims also the "Hyogo Framework for Action" help prepare Thailand for the next disaster. Hopefully, together with Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and Dr. Krasae Chanawongse Chairman ADPC Board of Trustees ( who taught me), we will be better prepared. Website is http://www.adpc.net for more information and to help.
These percentages are true for China, Thailand is exactly the same, the question are these percentages true for the rest of the G20. An educated guess, they are.
The G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit in Nice France was also disappointed in results. It followed its big brother exactly the above Communique is only three pages long for those that are curious in reading it. Where is Thailand ??? not even there as an observer no wonder nothing happens so sad.
President Barack Obama stands during a family photo at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Bottom row, from left are: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea; Brazil President Dilma Rousseff; Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; Argentina President Cristina Fernandez; Chinese President Hu Jintao; French President Nicolas Sarkozy; President Barack Obama; Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Mexico President Felipe Calderon; South Korean President Lee Myung-bak; South Africa President Jacob Zuma. Middle row, from left are: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso; European Council President Herman Van Rompuy; Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia; Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey; Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper; British Prime Minister David Cameron; Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy; World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick; President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates; Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain; Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia; Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; Internatinal Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde; International Labor Organization Director-General Juan Somavia; OECD Secretary General Jose Angel Gurria.
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A very disappointed Summit in France, very vague and no mention of the financial tax as
opposed by the United States and Great Britain so money talks for the G20. Something
From Udon Thani, Thailand to Clemson, USA, the measure of poverty or the cycle of poverty is the same in rich countries like America to the Upper Middle Income countries like Thailand. The OWS (Occupy Wall Street) protest to the flooding of the streets of Bangkok, the model of development is the same all over the world.
"Shadow Banking" or what ever you want to call it is the same all over the world from China, Thailand to America a vicious cycle that never ends. Even if you throw education into the mix of variables in the regression framework the data turns out the same, wrong model OLS (Ordinary Least Squares). Or shattered dreams...
Most people forgets about Thailand and Bangkok in particular Udon Thani in its part of the "Arab Spring" that begin last year in Tunisia it first begin in Thailand. The "burning of Udon Thani" Administration complex witness by me last year. The protest was the same against "haves and the have nots" with the same demands as the "We are the 99%". The classic battle has been fought over and over again against the elite in Thailand against mostly the poor from the Northeast particularly Udon Thani this time it has been since PM Shinawat fought the battle and lost in 2006. Now he has elected his daughter PM Yingluck, the first female PM in Thai's history. She has an uphill battle being the elite of Thailand was mostly education in America's Universities and America's capitalistic system the same system as the protest "We are the 99%".
This time the poor is different, they have tools, the blog...posted by Syu Jeng-Chyang of Udon Thani...
For more information...a better written story..
"European leaders were preparing on Thursday for the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone to preserve the 12-year-old single currency."
To save everyone else Greece is on her own, abandon a drift at sea, good luck is all anyone can do, how much is that worth at the bank...?...0...
From the Financial Times a report on the G20 Summit. Do not forget that the G20 economies represents 85% of all assets, they have the power to do so without forgetting about the people. They are watching on the internet for the "world spring" the "social evil doers" are open.
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Bad news for the international community from everyone. Ben Bernanke of the US Federal Reserve "You are on your on own" until 2014 high unemployment and lower growth in the GNP. The European Union is waiting for the details on the Greek referendum "The if you want your money, you will have to wait.". Emerging markets from Thailand to BRIC's more bad news for growth.
The picture everyone is painting is.."you are on your own"... from the international community...The future of the G20 France Summit ,,,Young Entrepreneur Summit...
"The two-day Group of 20 summit officially starts Thursday. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for an emergency session Wednesday night with other European officials after their Greek counterpart announced the day before that he would put a European rescue plan for his indebted nation before voters in a January referendum.
It was unclear what Merkel and Sarkozy would seek from Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who flew to Cannes for the session. The pair spent considerable political capital to push through a comprehensive bailout plan just a week ago, but it includes some measures that likely would prove unpopular with Greek voters."
"cash-strapped states relentlessly slash spending on relief for people who fall outside the federal social safety net, a new group of “untouchables” is fast emerging, experts warn.
For years, hundreds of thousands of people in dire straits – mentally or physically disabled, homeless and unemployed, ineligible for federal welfare, disability, or food subsidies – could generally count on state or local government largesse for modest handouts of cash to help scrape by. Under the rubric of “General Assistance,” these down-and-out Americans received modest payments – often no more than a few hundred dollars a month – to help defray the cost of necessities including rent, food, clothing, toilet paper, aspirin, phone cards, and bus tickets.
But in the midst of the worst recession of modern times and changing attitudes about the poor, many states have been gradually chipping away at general assistance programs or eliminating them altogether. Only 30 of 50 states currently offer any form of general assistance – down from 38 in 1989. And just this week, Washington State formally ended its “Disability Lifeline” program for an estimated 18,000 to 22,000 economically desperate residents."
Based on the G1 Economic Data others to follow...
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is to address the G20 summit on Thursday as part of a continuing campaign for a Robin Hood tax on finance. Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters
"The publication of the Gates report comes at a time when the issue of a financial transaction tax has been moving up the political agenda in the UK. The archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, supported the idea earlier this week but David Cameron told MPs on Wednesday that Britain would only back an FTT if it was introduced globally. Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury select committee, wrote to the chancellor, George Osborne, asking whether Britain would veto an attempt by the European commission to implement an FTT in Europe.
The City has been lobbying the government hard to resist an FTT but Gates said he hoped the prime minister would allow other members of the G20 to press ahead even if Britain remained opposed. "It doesn't seem that the UK should have an objection when it has a settlement tax of its own," Gates said, referring to stamp duty levied on share deals. He added: "Hong Kong and the UK, which are both big financial centres, have settlement taxes. At the same rate levels it could be adopted by more countries and raise a fair amount of revenue."
They protesting because they have nothing at their age, "Protests have already begun ahead of the summit in the Riviera resort of Cannes. Thousands of people demonstrated in nearby Nice, calling for what they termed "social justice." Their demands include a tax on financial transactions, more money for economic development and the elimination of tax havens. " ...can you blame them..
No... The people in Thailand are paying attention to their floods too bad because most of decisions will be made here in France will affect Thais lives.
Greece's prime minister won the backing of his cabinet on Wednesday to hold a referendum on a 130 billion euro bailout package but will find the stunned euro zone leaders who engineered the deal last week harder to convince.
