Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

The Magistrate is the Muse: Law and Visual Economy in Bangkok

Noah Viernes – Modernization is image accumulation, points of uncertainty that add more dimensions to urban life than planning intends. This Thai street imaginary comprises the visual and auditory dimensions of … Continue reading

Saturday, 24 August 2013 · Leave a comment

Social Protection, Growth and Employment

The global financial and economic crisis has highlighted and reinforced the need for effective social protection mechanisms that can not only prevent  households from falling into poverty but also permanently … Continue reading

Friday, 23 August 2013 · Leave a comment

Governance in the Digital City

Klaus Philipsen – While one can easily see how the digital world can empower and equalize especially through access, information and horizontal connectivity, the down-sides begin to take shape as … Continue reading

Sunday, 18 August 2013 · Leave a comment

The Urgency of Enrolling Out-of-School Children

Milan Thomas – Although significant progress toward achieving universal primary education has been made over the past decade, out-of-school children (OOSC) remain a pervasive global problem. According to one estimate, … Continue reading

Thursday, 15 August 2013 · Leave a comment

The Political Economy of Social Pension Reform in Asia

Katja Hujo, Sarah Cook – One way to understand the drivers of social policy reform is to analyse them in relation to the broader development and welfare regime of each … Continue reading

Wednesday, 14 August 2013 · Leave a comment

The New Poor in Latin America

In this paper we identify a group of people in Latin America and other developing countries that are not poor but not middle class either. We define them as the … Continue reading

Tuesday, 13 August 2013 · Leave a comment

Serious threat to Asian Economic Model

Martin Khor – The Western countries are increasingly attacking the Asian model, claiming that state-owned companies or state-aided commercial firms have an unfair advantage vis-à-vis the foreign firms competing with them…Of … Continue reading

Sunday, 11 August 2013 · Leave a comment

Development-led Globalization Requires De-colonizing the MDGs

Manuel Montes – De-Colonizing the MDGs is necessary if the agreed post-2015 global goals are to be truly developmental. In the framework of development-led globalization, Africa is not just a continent … Continue reading

Sunday, 11 August 2013 · Leave a comment

Uncharted Territory: The Power of Amateur Cartographers

Katie Collins – As populations continue to shift, environments continue to change and cities continue to grow, there needs to be an ongoing remapping of the world around us if we’re … Continue reading

Friday, 9 August 2013 · Leave a comment