The renowned educator Horace Mann once said: “be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” To paraphrase this, scholars should feel professionally unfulfilled until they have made dictators uncomfortable. Academia is…
Devolution is granting increased autonomy to Vietnam’s provincial governments. This coincides with the country’s continuing transition from a centrally planned to market economy. Heterogeneity in economic performance across provinces can be explained in part by…
“I don’t measure my goals in articles, books or clicks,” he said. “My ultimate goal is to contribute to the improvement of people’s lives, especially people who don’t have any voice or influence.” Alumni Profile:…
Napoleon once said that when China awakes, the world will notice. This is already evident economically and geopolitically. Scholarly progress can emerge through productive competition – a friendly version of the Cold War’s space race….
“Global” is as much an attitude as a status; even small cities have international ambitions and philosophies. However, national governments can weaken a city’s influence regardless of its size or importance to the global economy….
The peace dividend is in severe jeopardy, and as usual society’s vulnerable will suffer the most. Given the economic, social, and political strife endured by millions of people, the world is in deep need of…
Urban planners are faced with the challenge of maintaining infrastructure service amidst budgetary constraints, restrictive regulations, and – most of all – growing demand. In many parts of rapidly developing Asia, it is often assumed…
Smart cities have focused long enough on finding cool ways to do the same old things. Lest they be relegated to the garbage heap of worthless miracles, new generations of urban technologies can earn their…
From daily inconveniences to near-complete reliance on external aid for disaster recovery, the people of Nepal are tragically underserved by their government. Arguably, the country does not have much further to fall before it earns…
Nepal should seek to avoid the path of India, which suffers from what a government committee in 2011 called a “massive infrastructure deficit in the urban sector.” Even if overpasses stand firm, airports sparkle, and…
