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By Julia Kasmire and Matjaz Vidmar Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:
Appraisals of regeneration have previously focused on the benefits such schemes bring, rather than also looking at costs and risks. Here Dr Julia Kasmire and Matjaz Vidmar use Glasgow as a case study to ask who stands to benefit the most from regeneration. Glasgow’s regeneration scheme has promised 15,000 new jobs but it is not […]
By Diana Mitlin Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted:
Following a period of dramatic social and political change in the UK, Diana Mitlin says we should consider the EU Referendum result as a beginning, not an ending. It is, she argues, an opportunity for political elites to better recognise the needs of disadvantaged people and to remember that development is needed here, not just […]
By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts Posted:
In the final part of our series on the Sustainable Development Goals which have just been agreed in New York, David Hulme analyses what it all means…. The UN has been setting goals to combat poverty for the last 50 or 60 years, but this gathered pace since 1990, following the end of the Cold […]
By Justice Bawole Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Microcredit and International Development: Contexts, Achievements and Challenges. Edited by Farhad Hossain, Christopher Rees and Tonya Knight Millar. Routledge, 2011. Microfinance services have played important roles in the development of small and medium scale enterprises, writes Dr Justice Nyigmah Bawole. This title deals with contemporary experiences in the microfinance industry – and while it omits […]
By Danny Fitzpatrick Filed Under: Science and Technology Posted:
The recurring themes of water, food and energy in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals suggest the policy-making community is waking up to the deep inter-dependencies between these three essential resources. The role of central governments in translating such a ‘nexus thinking’ into meaningful action, in order to avoid a potential catastrophe, will be critical, writes […]