China’s model (Part 2: Digital China and the information society)

China’s model (Part 2: Digital China and the information society) Phuah Eng Chye (8 April 2023) In the 1990s, China appeared a stumbling giant and deemed unlikely to mount an economic threat to the dominant West. Yet, China’s approach of tapping a mix of state owned and private enterprises to fuse state intervention with market … China’s model (Part 2: Digital China and the information society)

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies) Phuah Eng Chye (6 November 2021) Digital currencies are part of a broad information revolution that is disrupting how activities are organised. Traditional intermediaries, platforms and start-ups alike are jostling to establish a foothold in the fast-growing cryptocurrency industry. But at the moment they … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation) Phuah Eng Chye (23 October 2021) We have moved from the electronic to the digitalisation phase of a cashless society. The electronic phase mainly converted physical currency into electronic forms and usage. The digitalisation phase will take it up one step further by linking currency with … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies) Phuah Eng Chye (9 October 2021) Early versions of the future of money[1] visualised electronic rather than digital applications of currencies in a largely physical world. Perhaps, it could be said that the concept of digital currencies was formalised in “the early 1980s … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war) Phuah Eng Chye (25 September 2021) Information disruption will be a major factor affecting outcomes in the currency war. Changes in the information properties of currencies through digitalisation opens up new possibilities and will affect the competitive positioning of … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war)”

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