development

Japan, South Korea and Singapore took different approaches to overcome the middle-income trap and successfully fostered a stable middle class to form a rugby-shaped society in terms of income.

Presenting her candidacy for the post of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark, said today “I have led the UNDP to its current ranking to the most transparent development organization in the world and I want to bring that approach to the UN too.”