Tag: Development
A Conversation with Professor Dave Donaldson on International Trade
Reading Time: 5 minutes TC: To begin with, I wanted to discuss industrial policy, which has seen a resurgence in the 2020 election cycle, whether that’s in the form of the Buy American plan […]
A Conversation with Professor Behrman on Development Economics
Reading Time: 4 minutes Professor Jere Behrman is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. His work on the role of human capital in development has been incredibly […]
What are the Main Challenges Cities in the Global South Face When Looking to be Sustainable?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Problems for the sustainability of emerging cities generally fall in two main interrelated brackets: environmental and economic. The creation of sustainable cities, defined as a city designed taking into account […]
Does Improving Transport Infrastructure help a Country’s Development?
Reading Time: 6 minutes With huge infrastructure plans being proposed internationally, whether that is HS2 or the Green New Deal, one wonders whether or not transport infrastructure is actually beneficial for countries. In order […]
To What Extent do Inequalities Compromise Development?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Illustration: Axios Visuals In the 21st Century one of the primary goals of governments worldwide and international organisations is to engineer development, a concept which according to the UN itself […]