Stories about Development from April, 2008
Caucasus: Development Index
Social Science in the Caucasus examines statistics used to determine the performance of Armenia and Azerbaijan by the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Three main policy categories — namely, Ruling Justly, Investing...
Cuba: New Freedoms
Blogging from Havana, Circles Robinson Online writes about Cuba's “new freedoms”.
Moldova: “Random Musings”
Random Musings on a Moldovan Odyssey posts an extensive roundup on life in Moldova.
Trinidad & Tobago: Rags or Riches?
“It really sucks being average in this country. I would say middle class but that carries with it certain assumptions about owning property, having savings and enjoying a particular lifestyle...
Serbia: New Belgrade
“New Belgrade” – regarded by many “as a giant sleeping dorm” – turns 60, Belgrade 2.0 reports and posts some pictures and video.
Jamaica, China: Carrying the Torch
“For many Chinese nationals, this Olympics is an event about hope–hope that China will become a better country not just economically, but as a nation progressing in all ways”: Blogging...
Japan: Architect bloggers stand against redevelopment plan
One of the most prominent modern architectural works in Japan is facing possible demolition. Japan Post, privatized last October, announced last year its plan to build a 200m building in...
Blogger of the Week: Victor Kaonga
Today's Blogger of the Week series takes us to the heart of Africa, where we catch up with our Malawian blogger Victor Kaonga, who talks to us about his journey with blogging, the media and technology scene in Malawi and his special relationship with God.
Madagascar: Too much emphasis on the environment ?
Madagascar is arguably most renowned for its unique biodiversity. However, the focus on the environment is sometimes resented by Malagasies who think it diverts attention away from the hardships of the Malagasy people.
Southeast Asia: Rising price of rice
Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Many people in Southeast Asia are worried over reports that rice is getting more expensive and supplies are dwindling. Bloggers discuss the impact of the rice crisis in the region.
Palestine: Where are the Refugee Camps?
Palestinian Haitham Sabbah‘s happiness was short-lived when he discovered that the UNHCR's new Google Map which draws attention to refugee camps around the world has omitted 27 Palestinian camps, housing...
Dubai: The other side of the coin
Behind the glamour and glitz of Dubai lays a sad reality. Seabee shows us the other side of the coin in pictures.
Malawi: Upcoming Telecentres
Students need to be involved in telecentre development and management in Malawi: “This issue of telecentres in Malawi is very much on my heart. As a tech enthusiast, I would...
Ukraine: “Agflation” and Other Economic Problems
Ukrainiana writes about the country's economic problems.
The Baltics: “The State of the Nation”
Marginalia muses about “the state of the nation.”
Latvia: Southern Bridge in Riga
Baltic writes about Riga's Southern Bridge, which could “bring Latvia into the Guinness book of records for the greatest amount of misspent public funds.”
Hungary: The State of Economy
Hungarian Spectrum writes about the state of Hungarian economy.
Montenegro: Filip Vujanovic Re-Elected
Balkan Baby writes about the re-election of Filip Vujanovic as Montenegro’s president last weekend.
Bahrain: Cool Project Launched
Bahraini blogger Ammar laughs his way through the opening of a new project in Bahrain.
Angola: Thinking Angola 2022
Peixoto Alves [pt] has an extensive post about the future of Angola. “The challenge is thinking with an innovation-intelligent approach as a tool for the country in a long term...
Afghanistan: Lack of Capacity in Counter-Drugs Strategies
Barnett Rubin analyzes why many of internationally accepted standards and practices of community's capacity builing do not work very well in Afghanistan, and says that they presuppose a set of...
