Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Living on the Wrong Side of the Redline

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
On Valentine’s day 2018, Admiral Harry Harris revealed that an evacuation plan for Non-essential personnel and military dependents was being developed for South…

Friday, 2 March 2018 · Leave a comment

Evolution of Slum Redevelopment Policy (PHASE 1)

Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
Slums have always been part of the urban landscape since the Industrial Era and over the years, policies such as public housing, slum upgrading, tenure…

Tuesday, 27 February 2018 · Leave a comment

From Life-Filled Imagery to Dead Plazas – Why Cities Need a Place-Driven Future

Urban Finland Does anyone else pay attention to this: many times the renderings of new urban development projects include a plaza or similar open space, sitting somewhere in front or … Continue reading

Thursday, 18 January 2018 · Leave a comment

You can’t silence the data when it’s so deafening: The poor have borne the cost of tax and welfare reforms.

Originally posted on RIGHTS in context DERECHOS en contexto:
This article was published in Left Foot Forward. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published today the distributional results…

Monday, 20 November 2017 · Leave a comment

We Should Be Talking About the Effect of Climate Change on Cities

Originally posted on Longreads:
Ashley Dawson | Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change | Verso | October 2017 | 17 minutes (4,461 words)  This story is recommended by Longreads contributing…

Saturday, 21 October 2017 · Leave a comment

The Eternal Return of Benign Colonialism

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
One of a pair of posts we will be featuring at The Disorder?this weekend on the Third World Quarterly affair. This first contribution…

Sunday, 8 October 2017 · Leave a comment

Aiming at the Wrong Targets: The Domestic Consequences of International Efforts to Build Institutions

Buntaine et al – We explain why international development organizations have had so little success building and reforming public sector institutions in developing countries. They often fail despite their apparently … Continue reading

Tuesday, 19 September 2017 · Leave a comment

New directions for development finance: perspectives from developing countries

Special issue of Development Policy Review – The nature of development co-operation has changed rapidly in recent years. Developing countries have access to a more diverse range of financing sources, including … Continue reading

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 · Leave a comment

Patrick Bond: Climate justice movements need to hit Trump where it hurts most

Originally posted on ENTITLE blog – a collaborative writing project on Political Ecology:
By Ethemcan Turhan and Cem İskender Aydın * Political economist and climate justice expert Patrick Bond comments…

Friday, 7 July 2017 · Leave a comment