http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/index.php/think3/post TH!NK ABOUT IT #3 en muusa.designer@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T09:12:33+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_price_of_complacency/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_price_of_complacency/#When:06:42:59Z Local politicians, beware: unless you start taking climate change adaptation seriously, you will lose your job – one way or the other. This goes for China, too. Politics 2010-08-10T06:42:59+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_political_salience_of_the_burqa_ban/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_political_salience_of_the_burqa_ban/#When:13:10:41Z There is a strong positive correlation between the percentage of Muslim population in Western countries and the support for the burqa ban. Politics 2010-07-22T13:10:41+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_rise_of_al-shabab_in_the_horn_of_africa/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/the_rise_of_al-shabab_in_the_horn_of_africa/#When:08:19:37Z The threat of larger instability in the Horn of Africa is quite apparent. Politics 2010-07-16T08:19:37+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/its_the_financial_services_stupid/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/its_the_financial_services_stupid/#When:15:21:58Z Yes, microfinancing, Grameen and all that jazz. But it is not enough. Poverty 2010-07-01T15:21:58+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_6_a_dark_scenario_for_the_future/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_6_a_dark_scenario_for_the_future/#When:08:43:51Z A really dark scenario for the future of the developing countries based not on science fiction, but on proper science instead. Any effort in the direction of finding working formulas for state stabilization should be supported, and urgently. Politics 2010-06-20T08:43:51+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/new_trouble_in_kyrgyzstan/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/new_trouble_in_kyrgyzstan/#When:08:20:34Z The last few days brought new troubles for the small Central Asian country. The clashes were between the Kyrgyz majority and the Uzbek minority. Now the question is whether the Kyrgyz government can create strong institutions in the country, and fast. Politics 2010-06-13T08:20:34+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_5_environment_without_resources/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_5_environment_without_resources/#When:09:23:35Z So how are population growth and environment resources linked? What will happen when population reaches 9 billion or more in 2050? And, is it only about food? You are about to find out. Environment 2010-05-31T09:23:35+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_4_the_window_of_opportunity_is_now_open/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_4_the_window_of_opportunity_is_now_open/#When:11:23:53Z Today many of the developing countries enter a very important period of demographic development. The failure to act on it can lead to rising unemployment, crumbling resources, and social unrest. Politics 2010-05-21T11:23:53+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/will_kyrgyzstan_rise_or_fall/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/will_kyrgyzstan_rise_or_fall/#When:10:36:16Z Today the big question is whether the newly-born democratic movement will survive in Kyrgyzstan. In the long term its fate will be instrumental for the promotion of democracy in Central Asia. Politics 2010-05-18T10:36:16+00:00 http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_3_from_small_towns_to_megaslums/ http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/population_series_3_from_small_towns_to_megaslums/#When:12:30:54Z Urbanization is here to stay. More and more people in developing countries will become urbanites during the next decades – either by birth or migration. But the policies driving urbanization, the levels of capital investment, and the effective prevention of corruption will define the relative success or failure of this coping strategy. Poverty 2010-05-10T12:30:54+00:00