Extended Urban Working Group
This group is open to those inside and outside USAID who support the promotion of best practices in sustainable urban development. This online community will be a forum for sharing research, new developments, and opinions. Welcome!
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30 Apr 2013,
Earlier this week, the World Bank wrapped up their annual Spring Meeting. Held at their headquarters in Washington D.C., the meeting hosted thousands of government officials, journalist, civil...
17 Apr 2013,
How America should implement more effective aid in West Africa.
In the spring of 2009, Congressman Adam Smith led a congressional delegation through Africa; upon his return he said, “While...
15 Apr 2013,
Africa is in a frenzy of preparation as their population is set to double by 2036. Across the continent, political agendas are crowded with urgent issues like economic development, civil war,...
28 Mar 2013,
China is the new emerging world power. They have captured the attention of the entire globe with the speed which they have arisen from the depths of poverty, obscurity, and isolation, to head...
18 Mar 2013,
“Why are some societies drastically poorer than other societies?” This is the question that Paul Collier has spent his life studying as Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of The...
12 Mar 2013,
The largest migration in human history is taking place within the borders of one country. Over the next 20 years, more than 300 million Chinese citizens will move from the countryside to the...
04 Mar 2013,
Behind the glamor of the million dollar skyrises and bustling of Bollywood, there lies an undercity with a hidden market in Mumbai, India. Slums and shanty towns held together by rusted tin...
08 Apr 2011,
by Nancy
Wednesday, April 27, 10:30am to 12pm
Making Cities Work Monthly Speaker Series
Local Economic Development: Does the U.S. Model have Relevance for the Developing World?
Location: USAID, Room 3.8.77 (...