· February, 2006

Stories about Development from February, 2006

The “Official” View on China's Reform

ESWN translates from the quasi-official Caijing magazine an article that is reputed to represent the views of senior Chinese officials. The article states that many injustices “occurred because the administrative...

14 February 2006

South Africa: Absorption Capacity

South African blogger, Idland explains the theory of “Absorption Capacity” which he feels is difficult to understand but is very important….”One aspect of absorptive capacity is a Government's ability to...

13 February 2006

Bermuda: Land use

The latest “Open Mike” topic at The Limey in Bermuda addresses ways of making use of vacant land and buildings under the control of the government.

13 February 2006

Martinique, Guadeloupe: UDF visit

Le Blog de l'UDF, the blog of a French centrist party, reports (FR) its leader Francois Bayrou's visit to French overseas departments Martinique and Guadeloupe. In his post-visit press conference...

10 February 2006

Musengeshi Katata comments (FR) on Amely-James Koh Bela's book on African prostitution in the West at Forum Realisance: “Can one really defend values that are everyday assaulted and eroded by...

9 February 2006

China Is 80 Years Behind

Simon World points to an amusing new study published in People's Daily (the official propagand mouthpiece of the Chinese government) today. The study, conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences,...

9 February 2006