Insights
Shorter-form analysis on the institutional, economic and strategic questions shaping contemporary societies.
Modern economics has traditionally focused on the allocation of scarce resources and the production and distribution of wealth. Institutional Capital Theory proposes that long-term prosperity depends upon the continuous reproduction of institutions that sustain productive incentives, adaptive knowledge, entrepreneurship, innovation, trust, and effective governance.
Read more →Europe's greatest problem is not simply that productivity has slowed. It is that the institutional capacity required to reproduce competitiveness is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain in an era of permanent geoeconomic competition.
Read more →Dr. Glenn Agung Hole discusses with Silk Way TV how Kazakhstan's new Constitution will shape institutional development, investor confidence, entrepreneurship and long-term economic competitiveness.
Read more →Dr. Glenn Agung Hole was interviewed by Kazinform and Silk Way TV on the strategic implications of Kazakhstan's new Constitution, which entered into force on 1 July 2026.
Read more →Modern societies measure almost everything. Yet some of the most important determinants of long-term societal resilience remain largely invisible to conventional measurement systems.
Read more →What happens when institutions become increasingly reluctant to affirm the historical narratives that helped create their legitimacy in the first place?
Read more →For much of modern history, nations have measured their strength through military power, economic output, and technological capability. Yet beneath these visible assets lies a less tangible, but arguably more important, foundation of national success: institutional trust.
Read more →For much of the post-Cold War era, advanced economies operated under a powerful assumption: efficiency would trump resilience. Today, that assumption is being reconsidered.
Read more →Why do some regions consistently produce entrepreneurs, growth companies, and innovative firms while others struggle despite possessing similar educational institutions, infrastructure, and financial resources?
Read more →Like capital, resilience accumulates over time through sustained investment, institutional development, and organizational learning. It cannot be created instantly in response to crisis. It must exist before the crisis arrives.
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