The key to humanity’s future? Asian cities
To address the seemingly insurmountable urban challenges we face, urban leaders and decision makers must, first and foremost, cultivate an ecosystem that nurtures innovation. Often it is the pioneers, inventors … Continue reading
Why Public-Private Partnerships don’t work
This report assesses the PPP experience in both industrialised and developing countries. The many case studies analysed, from United Kingdom to Chile, shows that PPPs have failed to live up … Continue reading
Improving Development Aid Design and Evaluation
The development field increasingly looks to sophisticated metrics to measure impact. Simultaneously, practitioners are recognizing that most development programs must engage with politics and policy. Unfortunately, the measurement techniques gaining … Continue reading
Mobilizing Accountability: Citizens, Movements and the State
History and experience have taught us that citizens must act collectively to ensure positive social changes. People’s organizations and movements work visibly or behind the scenes to push for rights, … Continue reading
Citizen Participation and Accountability for Sustainable Development
This report focuses on the experiences of marginalised people and those living in greatest poverty, and highlights how reclaiming citizen identity is a starting point for political accountability. Identity is … Continue reading
Steering Urban Growth: Governance, Policy and Finance
This paper examines the importance of the third pillar of the 3C model: coordinated governance. Governance will be particularly crucial in many Emerging Cities where current levels of capacity are … Continue reading
Accountability, Transparency, Participation, and Inclusion: A New Development Consensus?
Four key principles—accountability, transparency, participation, and inclusion—have in recent years become nearly universal features of the policy statements and programs of international development organizations. Yet this apparently widespread new consensus … Continue reading
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