Stories about Development from September, 2007
Japan: Protecting the Kyoto Cityscape
While many countries around the world are struggling to tackle Kyoto at home, the city the environmental accord was named after is caught up in its own struggle. The capital...
Vietnam: Real Estate Prices Out of Control
Preya has some ideas to help cool the overheating property market in Vietnamese capital city Hanoi.
Cambodia: Corruption in Cambodia
Khemara Phoumirak says he does not care about corruption in Cambodia.
Barbados: Bajans Being Sidelined?
The Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, in an address to the Barbados South Rotary Club, explained that all Chinese workers on the island have work permits. Notes from the Margin thinks...
Bahamas: Best Little Country?
Craig Butler, blogging at Bahama Pundit, would like to think that the Bahamas is “the best little country in the world…but then the reality sets in and I have to...
Anguilla: Development Benefitting Locals?
“I had always understood that one of the excuses for permitting hotel development on our island was the consequential improvements that would come to the lives of Anguillians”: Corruption-free Anguilla...
Africa: Africans need to “villagize” the Internet
Despite advances in information and communication technologies, rural stories in Africa remain untold: “Ngurumo told the Indaba that Africa has to “villagize” the internet and make sure that people in...
Russia: Kaliningrad
Copydude writes that “it might appear that foreign investors are even less welcome than tourists” in Kaliningrad.
Liberia: Millenium Villages Project in Liberia
“I have it from an unimpeachable source that the controversial Millennium Villages project is coming soon to Liberia, probably first to Kokoya District, Bong County, and later to somewhere in...
Trinidad & Tobago: The Digital Divide
KnowProSE.com wonders if there is a digital divide that is holding back the progress of citizen media in the Caribbean.
Bahamas: A Lesson from Africa?
Rick Lowe, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, reads and article on how to help Africa out of its impoverishment and wonders: “Is there a lesson in this for The Bahamas?”
Taiwan: Pacific Humpback Dolphin Workshop
Michael Turton wrote an elaborative report on the “Second International Workshop on the Conservation and Research Needs of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, Sousa chinensis, in the waters of western Taiwan”....
China: Democratic House Demolition
Minjian has a great report on the experience of democratic urban renewal in Zheguo town from Zhejiang province: every year, the town selected 270 people from 120,000 population and let...
Bloggers Discuss Africa's Informal Economies
Africa’s informal economies have for long generated intense research and debates, primarily within academic and professional circles, i.e., university professors, students, economists, and economic development professionals. The most recent development is the foray of Africa’s blogosphere into this discussion.
Uzbekistan: Not much has changed
Jamiyat finds that after sixteen years of independence, things in Uzbekistan are very similar to the final days of the USSR.
Armenia: World Bank corruption update
Onnik Krikorian finds it scandalous that the World Bank's own watchdog “Department of Institutional Integrity” has not yet sent an investigation commission to Armenia following serious allegations of corruption in...
Dominica: Rebuilding After Dean
Living Dominica is inspired to see the island rebuilding after Hurricane Dean.
Macau: Gone with Development
The world's largest casino, $2.4 billion Venetian Macau Resort, opened on August 28th. Along with numerous development projects, Macao is just like a huge construction site now. Some people are...
Zimbabwe: Dusty empty shelves
Dennis wanted to buy only a few bottles of water: “However following the recent price controls basic commodities have disappeared from supermarkets leaving the staff with nothing to do except...
Bolivia: Government Minister Questions US Aid
The Minister of the Presidency, Juan Ramón Quintana publicly questioned the nature of aid provided by the United States. In addition, the accusations portray some of the non-governmental organizations and their staff, which receives funds from USAID, as destabilizers of the government and others as traitors to the country. Quintana went as far as providing names of those accused of receiving these funds for ulterior purposes. This caused some bloggers to come to the defense of those singled out by the minister, while others investigated the background of the minister, who made these public accusations.
Japan and China: Smog
JP from Japundit discusses the problem of smog in Japan in relation to China: Though China is suspected as the source of the smog, there is no accurate measurement of...
