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How We See It Matters 12 Aug 2013 | 01:50 pm
Leading newspapers in Bangladesh on July 10, 2013 sensationally headlined the survey findings from Transparency International (TI)'s Global Corruption Barometer 2013. Approximately 1,000 people from e...
What Drags Poverty Reduction in South Asia? 5 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
Poverty has been a concern in societies even before the beginning of recorded history. In the past three decades extreme poverty in the world has decreased significantly. More than half of population ...
How can ordinary citizens influence the quality of school education? 1 Aug 2013 | 11:58 am
Success Story from Nawalparasi District of Nepal Increasing indulgence of school staff in party politics, lack of transparency in managing school budgets and a lack of accountability of teachers and ...
Is Strengthening Bangladesh's Unions Good Economics and Good Politics? 22 Jul 2013 | 04:30 pm
The fallout from the April 24 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh has had severe domestic and international reactions. The international buyers and governments have responded vehe...
Is Upgrading Informal Housing a Step in the Right Direction? 10 Jul 2013 | 01:01 am
Within the next 30 years, urban populations in developing countries will double and UN-Habitat estimates that around 3 billion people will need housing and basic infrastructure. Already, 70% of existi...
Social Accountability with a Coating of Comedy 9 Jul 2013 | 11:46 am
“Ghaas Katne Khurkera, aayo joban hurkera…” (A Nepali folk song) It would be an injustice to my childhood if I said that this song wasn’t a part of my growing up. Even before I knew the title of the ...
Putting Food on the Table 1 Jul 2013 | 05:07 pm
Halima Khatun never had to worry about putting food on the table when her husband was alive. Her husband had a business which provided enough for their four children and they lived fairly contented ti...
Is Urban Planning Necessary? 26 Jun 2013 | 04:17 am
During the South Asia Region workshop on "Promoting Access to Land and Housing", one underlying thread that ran through the discussions was on effective urban planning. Often, we encounter doubts on t...
The Development of Secondary Cities in South Asia 25 Jun 2013 | 05:16 am
On the second day of the three day regional workshop on affordable land and housing in Thimphu, Bhutan, country representatives continued to share policies and projects that their countries have devis...
Between Hope, Cynicism, Anger and the Banality of Data 21 Jun 2013 | 10:53 am
The World Bank and Oxfam India co-organized a high energy event earlier this week - Joining Forces to End Violence Against Women. It was an intense two days – about 200 participants from diverse backg...
