Second Hand Spaces – Recycling Sites Undergoing Urban Transformation
At vacant sites, second hand spaces draw on the atmosphere, the traces, the remains, and the history of their previous uses. Their actors develop an individual aesthetic out of such … Continue reading
Remittance investment and knowledge-sharing can help lift poorest nations
The Least Developed Countries Report 2012 addresses the issues of remittance flows to LDCs and the potential role of diasporas in LDCs’ development. It argues that with the right policies and … Continue reading
Thailand: A strategy for democratic change
Marc Saxer Even if the elites manage to settle the political conflict with a Grand Bargain, this will not suffice to overcome the deeper transformation crisis. Thailand’s traditional political, social … Continue reading
Post-2015 and the Front Line
Lord McConnell – The MDGs encouraged schools for girls, but they have not attacked the sexual violence and rape used as weapons of war. They have delivered vaccines for children, but … Continue reading
Architecture and climate change
Zaheer Allam – While the growing awareness about global warming issues is thought to incite changes in human decisions and activities, architecture, on the other hand, continues to mislead. The aesthetics … Continue reading
Asia’s human capital and the middle-income trap
Peter Drysdale – Two things clearly play an important role: failure to invest in the human capital that is necessary to take income to a higher level; and failure to reform … Continue reading
Resilience: New Utopia or New Tyranny?
Béné et al. – Resilience is becoming influential in development and vulnerability reduction sectors such as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Policy makers, donors and international development … Continue reading
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