Stories about Development from January, 2008
Afghanistan: Afghan police in Nawa, and parkour
Peter Marton says that the Afghani policemen do and will play a crucial role in winning in Afghanistan, although their current image inside the country is quite bad.
Armenia: Frozen Water
Blowing the World Bank Whistle says that parts of Yerevan are without water because of sub-zero temperatures. The blogger who is currently taking legal action against the World Bank and...
Armenia: Internet Domains
The Armenian Economist compares the figures for domain name registration in Armenia and finds that there has been a 45 percent increase since last year.
China 2007: Part2
Here is a personal roundup of what marked mainland China's 2007, a year of controversies, changes, desperation but also hopes.
China: Citizen reporter killed—by who?
What began as a protest against a planned urban trash dump encroaching on a residential area held by the villagers there in Tianmen, Hubei province became a murder story after...
Haiti: Cost of Development?
“Dictators, Peace Corps Volunteers, governments, activists, non profits, for profits, companies all talk about development – but can we agree on what it is?” asks Bryan at Haiti Innovation, as...
Japan: Guerrilla Flowerpots
Pingmag has a report on citizens’ attempt to change the urban landscape by guerrilla flowerpots.
Ukraine: Eurointegration
Orange Ukraine writes on the prospects of Ukraine's European integration.
Morocco: Casablanca Going the Wrong Way
“Every time I visit Casablanca, which is once a year or two , I realize that the city is going down on many levels. While cities in many parts of...
Indoneisa: Economic Growth Comparision
Martin Manurang compares the Economic performance of Indoneisa under the current and the previous two presidents of Indonesia.
Trinidad & Tobago: Globalisation
Ramblings and Reason is “still trying to figure out the whole globalisaiton thing – what it means and whether it's an overall good or bad thing”.
China: City Management Team
Recently a passerby was beaten to death by a city management team in Hubei because he had taken photos of their violent acts. Boyer2000 pointed out that such kind of...
Tajikistan: Thirsty for Water
Joshua Foust reviews one of the rolling problems facing Tajikistan — the role of water as a power source and as a regular resource, and looks closer at the project...
Hong Kong: Save Lung Mei
A new blog has been set up to save a piece of wetland in Hong Kong (zh). The government planned to spend HKD130 million to build an artificial beach in...
Africa: Mixed fortunes
Gbenga answers the question: “How will the African continent perform in 2008 in terms of economic growth, which countries and which sectors will have the best changes?”
Africa: Bridging the digital divide
Hayspiration discusses ICTs and development in Africa: “For the developing countries to put themselves in the map of the world and turn themselves into countries with quality citizens there is...
Afghanistan: Economists Weigh Counter-Drug Actions
Barnett R. Rubin reviews recent publication in the Financial Times, in which two high-profile economists have an ideology-free discussion on how to use economic policy to help Afghans move out...
Afghanistan: Counter-corruption experience
Bipasha Ray says there is an interesting report from Integrity Watch Afghanistan on Afghan experience of corruption finds that while Afghans tend to have higher patience with petty corruption.
China 2007: Online
In 2007, the internet performed as a platform on which people fulfilled what they might not be able to fully enjoy in the reality --- the freedom of speech, the public participation and the pursuit of justice. In China, the internet was a copy, an extension of the real world. To know about the former, you might know about the latter.
US Virgin Islands: Bird Count
The 108th Christmas Bird Count is being held in St. John this weekend: News of St. John says it remains to be seen how much of an impact real estate...
Trinidad & Tobago: Wish List
“I want the administrators and politicians to stop playing games with the public good…to remember that ‘minister’ is not a synonym for ‘Lord’ but for ‘servant’, and ‘representative’ means that...
