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
Demystifying Scaling: Part 2
Aaron Hurst – While there is not a one-size-fits-all model, scaling for impact is not as ambiguous as many organizations believe. There is a common framework that allows nonprofit leaders to … Continue reading
Hunger Reduction Commitment Index
The HRCI aims to make the extent of political commitment to hunger reduction, among both developing and developed countries, more transparent to all. Our hope is that this will enable: … Continue reading
Why We May Be Able to Start Feeding Ourselves From Urban Waters Again
Casey Coates Danson – Small-scale vertical farms — some of the first in the country — are designed to grow multiple species of seaweed and shellfish, have small footprints and provide … Continue reading
From Dom-ino to Polykatoikia
In recent years there has been a resurgence of the “informal city” within the discourse on architecture and urbanism. In times of economic recession, the “informal” is often advocated as … Continue reading
The path through the fields
Bangladesh’s record is, on balance, a good one. It shows that the benefits of making women central to development are huge. It suggests that migration is not just the result … Continue reading
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