New: internationaldevelopmentAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-183959steemzzanhive-180932photographyhive-166405hive-144064uncommonlabhive-185836bitcoinhive-183397hive-188619krsuccesshive-150122hive-124908hive-101145lifehive-139150hive-109690hive-145157hive-103599hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikerssharmanix (29)in history • 4 years agoThe Soviet (Dis)UnionIn this essay I argue that the Soviet Union cannot be considered a model for development as it was founded upon an ideology, namely communism, rather than an economic foundation, which subsequently…sharmanix (29)in internationaldevelopment • 4 years agoWhat is Development? (In my own view)In this paper I argue for a view of development as a means of increasing people’s personal agencies within their society. Expanding on this point, I aim to evaluate the different interpretations of…sharmanix (29)in industry • 4 years agoCoal, Colonies and Continents: Why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain.In this essay I aim to outline the key arguments as to why Britain was such a powder keg for initiating the Industrial Revolution, and as to why other societies did not lead the charge. The salient…sharmanix (29)in internationaldevelopment • 4 years agoGuarding the Heavenly Gate: Foreign Refugee Flows into Japan.Originally posted here on 8th July 2019: On the 14th of March, the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation presented a seminar on the topic of the struggles refugees face when applying for asylum in…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican infrastructure development: trends over time - Part 7 in a series (from Lusaka)Greetings again from sunny, warm Lusaka. We're now on our seventh post of the series on African infrastructure development, and those of you with the stamina to stick with it from the beginning have…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican infrastructure development: Where does the money tree that pays for African infrastructure grow? Part 6 in a seriesBy the end of last week's series of five posts on African infrastructure development (you can find a list of the full series at the end of this post), a number of you had started to ask more pointed…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican Infrastructure Development: What are we trying to build continentally? (Part 5 in a series)We've done a lot this week! We've touched on why infrastructure , we've tickled who is involved in African infrastructure and we've delved a bit into how infrastructure service…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican infrastructure: the enabling environment and where it fits (Part 4 in a series)We're still scene-setting on infrastructure development in Africa, and trying to get our heads around a vast scope by putting some kind of framework to the thinking. Today we're going to introduce…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican infrastructure - The Infrastructure Service Delivery Path (Part 3 in a series)In this series on infrastructure in Africa, we'll follow up on my two previous posts (see list at the bottom of this post for links) by unpacking the "infrastructure service delivery path". A…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoInfrastructure - a brief primer (Part 2 in a series of I don't know how many posts yet)Today we tackle the question of what infrastructure is, so that at least we share a common definition for the rest of the series. Image source Definitions, to set the scene I've seen…kiligirl (66)in africa • 7 years agoAfrican infrastructure development - a nutcracker suite (Part 1 of I'm not sure how many yet)Change of pace! The great Beck Trek through France, a bit of Belgium and the Netherlands is well and truly done, dusted and documented on the blockchain (for the full list of posts on that epic…
