China’s anti-corruption net appears to be catching tigers as well as flies. Last December, a former mayor of Nanjing, a high-ranking party official, was indicted on corruption charges. In the same week, a Chinese court…
With the spread of democratization, these systems are now under increasing pressure to accommodate multiple stakeholders in both policy development and service delivery. The polycentricity literature has been used to examine collective action within certain…
To maintain the global health body in its dysfunctional form and flawed governance structure is to make the world increasingly vulnerable to new pandemics. “Ebola problem is deeper than it appears for WHO.” The Business…
Hong Kong’s water supply concerns are increasingly urgent, and a regional collaborative approach may be the best way to address them. Gaining a robust understanding of the complex relationship between Hong Kong and China is…
Agglomeration makes sense for widgets. However, art is a good whose production process and finished versions are both “consumable” curiosities. This underscores art as a product of socio-cultural interaction, which is incapable of being cordoned…
Post-industrialization is changing urban environments, providing an opportunity to revive cultural authenticity one neighborhood at a time. The lesson for planners and investors is that people seek meaningful personal interaction, and intimate cultural spaces can…
Technology has much to contribute to solving the basic problems of emerging global megacities. But planning is multi-dimensional, and technology is only one element. Life is still lived locally — in the villages and communities…
Transforming ASEAN into a robust economic community requires from member leaders not only stronger determination and deeper commitment but also a new strategy to make the regional integration process more vibrant, productive, collaborative and beneficial….
Urbanization is vital to China’s development over the next decade. In fact, the secondary cities will be just as important as the first-tier cities, if not more so, because they will play a key role…
Secondary cities must leverage their competitive advantage and proximity to regional markets, and build on their uniqueness. But still, a certain amount of inherent coordination among India’s secondary cities — whether facilitated at the central…
