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Pick of the day: World Bank “success” undermines Haitian democracy

In their articles and a new book – Localizing Development – Does Participation Work? – Ghazali Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao found that many “community driven development” or CDD projects tend to benefit the “wealthier, more educated” participants who are “often … Continue reading

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Curitiba: Latin America’s Green City

by Hans Pul In this post I will argue that good urban planning can be of great value for places and their branding efforts. Cities with good urban planning get noticed. This is important, especially for relatively unknown non-capital cities … Continue reading

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