Dr Vinod Thomas is a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and was previously a Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore. He is a Distinguished Fellow in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, and a member of the advisory panel on climate change at CSEP, New Delhi. His current work concerns risk and resilience, new directions in evaluation, climate change and sustainable development, inclusion, and welfare.
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Articles by Vinod Thomas (11)
Southeast Asia’s High-Income Aspirants Should Focus on Quality of Growth
Vinod Thomas
The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment in human and natural capital.
Eliminating Extreme Poverty: Kerala’s Lessons for Developing ASEAN Countries
Jayant Menon|Vinod Thomas
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for ASEAN countries.
Pulling Hanoi from the Pollution Precipice
Vinod Thomas
Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management, and climate mitigation.
Southeast Asia Should Take the Lead in Tackling the AI Climate Conundrum
Vinod Thomas
Artificial intelligence can help resolve climate change problems, but only if the massive energy consumed by data centres comes from green sources.
Southeast Asia’s Growth Strategies: Business-As-Usual, “Degrowth”, or a Third Way?
Vinod Thomas
In the face of climate change, Southeast Asian countries could choose between three growth strategies. Business as usual ignores environmental concerns, degrowth risks high social costs. A third path of truly sustainable growth presents the best option.