What is to be Done with the Banks? Radical Proposals for Radical Changes
Socialising the banking and insurance sector must be part of a much broader program of further measures which would trigger the adoption of a transition to a new, post-capitalist and … Continue reading
The Art of Inequality: Architecture, Housing, and Real Estate
Typically, inequality is defined by a combination of economic measures referring to income and wealth. Entire populations, in the language of statistics, are measured and managed according to their place … Continue reading
Missing the Millennium Development Goal targets for water and sanitation in urban areas
David Satterthwaite – This paper reviews progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water and sanitation in urban areas. Drawing on UN data, it shows the disastrous performance of many … Continue reading
Benchmarking future city-regions beyond nation-states
This paper argues that new city-regional configurations are emerging and establishing a regional order beyond nation-states, both as a consequence of certain nationalistic political devolution claims and due to the … Continue reading
Transforming Women’s Work
A new report from the AFL-CIO, the Rutgers Center for Women’s Global Leadership and the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, Transforming Women’s Work: Policies for an Inclusive Economic Agenda, discusses the critical … Continue reading
The informal as the “city” in urban Africa: Experiences from Kampala
Originally posted on UGEC Viewpoints:
Shuaib Lwasa Makerere University, Uganda Cities in developing countries have grappled with spatial planning, infrastructure, housing and, more recently, fragmented and “runaway” development. Spatial plans…
Innovating for pro-poor services: why politics matter
Despite innovation efforts and optimism across the development sector, few innovations lead to actual sustainable, systemic change. Too often the barriers are political – factors such as motivation, power and … Continue reading
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