The Big Bone of Partnerships
Expectations of triangular cooperation are very high, as it changes the way partners interact. Can they be met?
Politics
Governance
Unequal, Unreliable and Running Out
Although Delhi has more water per person than London or New York, many still endure a daily fight for access. We take a look at a deeply-rooted problem and possible solutions.
The Next BIG Thing
Basic Income Guarantees (BIG) were once laughed at as utopian. But they are already today changing the lives of millions worldwide – especially in the south.
New New Orleans
After Katrina New Orleans’ residents discussed: Do we want to reconstruct or reinvent our city? Award-winning journalist Jed Horne looks at New New Orleans.
Dams - Development Or Delusion?
Dams are exceptional as a symbol of the changing development policy paradigms of recent decades.
Gift of God
Some saw Katrina as a gift of God: After the storm destroyed much of New Orleans’ public housing, investors and politicians moved in to demolish the rest.
Environmental Activists Take Back the Power
Governments are no longer the ones who rule the world, the power shifted to global megacorporations.
Power and Inequality in Malaysia
The inequality of Malaysia’s multi-ethnic inhabitants leads to the “1Malaysia” campaign. But what actually happened to this ambitious concept?
Society
The Real Utopia
By definition a utopia is a place that does not exist. Around the world though, activists are working to stop the destruction of our planet: Meet the degrowth movement.
Fight for Rio’s Streets
In Brazil Graffiti is a weapon of the poor and disinherited. Artists are reclaiming the streets, using their fame to build and educate their communities.
The Loneliness of Power
The life of the politically powerful tends often to isolation and loneliness. But nevertheless, many politicians still aspire to this life.
The Israeli Summer: An Impressive Protest, but Not a Revolution
Protests Israel: A mass movement that refuses to be political
Security & Conflict
Transparency
More Top-Down Participation, Please!
Wouldn’t it be true empowerment though if the right of citizens to speak their minds were directly integrated into political and administrative decision-making processes?
A New Information Paradigm for International Development: Open Data
Open data is not a niche topic for technology enthusiasts.
Open Contracting: Walking the Talk
The quest for transparency, accountability, and meaningful public participation in governance continues to inspire the development of mechanisms that give life to these values.
Cambodia: How Data Lowers Poverty
Falling rice prices strongly affect the rural poor in Cambodia. Open data and freer information flows help farmers to deal with it.
Development Cooperation
Power Games in International Development Policy
The age of a Western dominated world order is drawing to a close. Rising powers from the South are becoming important global actors.
Much Upgrading, Little Effect?
More than half of Nairobi lives in slums where they face stalled projects and poor service. But improvements could be made.
Remittances: Helpful for Development?
Migrants often send back money to their families. Laura Thompson explains the possibilities and limitations of remittances as a tool for development.
Editorial
DDD’s 19th issue explores how people around the world share hopes for love, peace, health, money and joy.