The proudly nativist tenor of modern populism rejects many of the values associated with cities and urban life: cosmopolitanism, high culture, and tolerance of difference. It seems only a small step to extend this pushback…
Failure to improve basic services is one of the most glaring gaps in inequality policy. China’s economic rise has generated tax revenues to invest in schooling. But education gaps persist in the country’s rural areas….
“China’s sponge cities.” CGTN America (China Global Television Network). Interviewed live by Mike Walter. 22 March 2018. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOhWVVCzhH8&feature=youtu.be)
What does smart city efficiency mean for the global majority, including one and a half billion slum dwellers? We call on more critical discussions to understand smart cities in their broader systemic context. Their promise…
While the transformation to a greener future through electric vehicle adoption involves an extended time horizon and steadfast policy commitment, bridge policies that leverage entrepreneurial activities like car sharing can make meaningful progress reducing consumption…
India has made remarkable progress lifting millions of people out of poverty in recent years. It aspires to be a global superpower, but has singularly failed to curb air pollution. Central government must intervene to…
China’s cities are at the precipice of an economic boom, should they identify how their unique traits catalyze innovation. The outdated approach of blunt-instrument government intervention stifles the flexibility and serendipity that stimulates innovation. Infrastructure…
Combining controls on unhealthy foods with policies that incentivise healthy eating and active lifestyles constitute a promising response to rising obesity rates. Addressing public health is a policy mandate for developing countries from both an…
China has rich potential to develop soft power through language, culture, and the creativity and wit of its now-thriving civil society. Openness, transparency, and tolerance of debate are crucial for liberating this potential, but would…
Smart city initiatives have been researched primarily in the developed country context. In developing countries, however, emerging technologies are enabling progress on urban functionality, productivity, and livability. A deeper understanding of facilitative policy conditions unique…
