Myanmar, like other developing countries, will continue ramping up its energy production to meet growing demands for consumption. Tim Dobermann argues that fuelling economic growth requires expanded electricity access and reforms to pricing structure and policies for Myanmar.
Economic growth requires energy. Energy fuels industry and manufacturing, improves livelihoods, and connects markets. Consuming more energy is part of transforming into a […]
Delhi has now overtaken Beijing as the most polluted city in the world and over Diwali the air quality deteriorated to new lows. In this article, Payal Dey discusses how serious the problem has become, highlights the Delhi government’s lethargic response to the current crisis and outlines policy suggestions for controlling smog in the Indian capital.
The World Health […]
Professor Pranab Bardhan recently visited LSE’s Economic History Department to speak about research gaps in the interface between history and development. While he was on campus, Sonali Campion interviewed him about the value of interdisciplinary approaches to social science questions, and the insights that his research sheds on key debates in India today.
You’ve been a real champion for interdisciplinary […]
Aid agencies continue to raise money by portraying Bangladeshis as helpless victims displaced by climate change who need our charity. But that is wrong, Joseph Hanlon argues in a new book, because it totally misunderstands the ecology and history. Bangladesh is hugely vulnerable to climate change, but refuses to be a victim.
Bangladesh confronts climate change: Keeping our heads […]
Climate change has become the dominant frame for development thinking in Bangladesh, pushing aside almost every other environmental and social issue in the country. As a result, the structural causes of vulnerability are often internalised, normalised, and taken for granted. Meraz Mostafa and Pablo Bose write that rather than just “climate proofing” development efforts, the country needs to tackle […]
Following the Uri attack in September there have been calls for India to do away with the Indus Waters Treaty, the agreement which governs India and Pakistan’s use of water from the Indus rivers system. Drawing on his own research, Daniel Haines outlines the history of the Treaty, why it has been a source of contention since its conception […]
The Bangladeshi government’s decision to build a coal power plant close to the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage mangrove forest celebrated for its biodiversity, has resulted in extensive public protest. In this article, Tasmiah Rahman discusses why the government is pressing ahead with the project and calls for leaders to take into account civil society objections over the likely environmental […]
The Cauvery water dispute is symptomatic of some of the biggest problems that India is grappling with, writes Pragya Tiwari. The water wars, farmer suicides and cynical identity politics that have grown from a legal battle over the sharing of a river’s water have echoes all over the country. She writes that if India seeks to rise to the […]
As governments across the globe experiment with decentralisation, Professor Satyajit Singh has written The Local in Governance: Politics, Decentralization and Environment, a book which explores this shift in India. Ahead of the publication next month, he spoke to Pankaj Kumar Jha about the existing literature on decentralisation and how he hopes his new work will impact policymaking.
PKJ: What is […]
Agglomeration effects and productivity gains are among the most desired of urbanisation outcomes. The less desirable outcomes, lagging infrastructure, elevated crime rates, and greater congestion require more evidence to understand what does and does not work to be effectively addressed. Filippo Sebastio examines the challenges of congestion and traffic in Dhaka, and explores the potential for data to uncover evidenced-based policy designs that can effectively mitigate the downsides of congestion.
Congestion and urban mobility
Developing countries are urbanising at […]
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