Asia and the middle-income trap
A review of how per capita income has changed since 1970 relative to income in the United States tells us something about the risk of the middle-income trap in different … Continue reading
Risk of water wars rises with scarcity
Chris Arsenault: Almost half of humanity will face water scarcity by 2030 and strategists from Israel to Central Asia prepare for strife. In March, a report from the office of … Continue reading
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international network of civil society promoting members, partners and most significantly, organizations. Since its founding in 1993, the group has used this … Continue reading
The Social Economy
The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies: To reap the full benefit of social technologies, organizations must transform their structures, processes, and cultures: they will need to become … Continue reading
Temporary initiatives need a permanent place in urban creativity policies
While bland ‘creative city’ policies have become universally popular in the world’s city halls, new temporary and ‘pop-up’ urbanism initiatives are spreading even more quickly across the globe. Oli Mould argues that … Continue reading
Film – ‘People Before Profit’
People Before Profit powerfully captures the violence and impunity with which governments around the world, in rich countries as well as poor, deny these rights to their citizens in the name … Continue reading
Is innovation essential for development work?
David Lewis: Any approach that emphasises continual problem-solving is important and worthwhile. But there may be a downside to all this innovation. Not all development problems require new solutions. For … Continue reading
Changes at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Societies in Southeast Asia have changed tremendously in the last few decades. Rapid economic growth and rural-urban migration have spurred a frantic urbanization process. Megacities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, … Continue reading
