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Current History (2021) 120 (822): 28–34.
Published: 01 January 2021
... and society in its partner countries. Many developing countries welcome the investments and opportunities for trade linked to the initiative, but some of the projects have sparked local resistance over fears of unfair terms or potential opportunities for Chinese intelligence penetration. © 2021 by...
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative is best known as a massive set of infrastructure projects stretching from Asia to Europe. But more than that, it is a sweeping foreign policy vision that provides China with opportunities for deep engagement with virtually every aspect of state and society in its partner countries. Many developing countries welcome the investments and opportunities for trade linked to the initiative, but some of the projects have sparked local resistance over fears of unfair terms or potential opportunities for Chinese intelligence penetration.
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Current History (2020) 119 (813): 3–8.
Published: 01 January 2020
...David Chandler “Data-driven governance assumes the need for constant adaptation to change.” Fourth in a series on ways of governing . © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the University of California Indonesia Rwanda governance technology development cities...
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“Data-driven governance assumes the need for constant adaptation to change.” Fourth in a series on ways of governing .
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Current History (2020) 119 (813): 29–33.
Published: 01 January 2020
... trade developing nations development culture environment 29 Rather than assuming that host communities must serve the industry, expecta- tions should be adjusted so that tourism genuinely aligns with those communi- ties own priorities. Tourism and Its Discontents in the Global South JOSEPH...
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Rather than assuming that host communities must serve the industry, expectations should be adjusted so that tourism genuinely aligns with those communities' own priorities.
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Current History (2019) 118 (810): 265–270.
Published: 01 October 2019
...Farid Guliyev The consequences of this missed opportunity are serious and will be felt in the not-so-distant future when the oil deposits have drained away. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Azerbaijan development oil...
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The consequences of this missed opportunity are serious and will be felt in the not-so-distant future when the oil deposits have drained away.
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Current History (2019) 118 (809): 235–240.
Published: 01 September 2019
...Abidin Kusno The lack of planning can be understood as an art of governing, for it ensures the operation of informality. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Indonesia urbanization development climate change colonialism Joko...
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The lack of planning can be understood as an art of governing, for it ensures the operation of informality.
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Current History (2019) 118 (808): 181–187.
Published: 01 May 2019
... California Michael Woldemariam Eritrea Ethiopia Horn Africa Somalia Sudan Djibouti peace development democratization trade borders Gulf states Abiy Ahmed Ali Isaias Afwerki 181 [T]urning the page on decades of conflict and underdevelopment in the Horn of Africa will require...
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[T]urning the page on decades of conflict and underdevelopment in the Horn of Africa will require … democratization and the institutionalization of transparent, accountable governance.
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Current History (2019) 118 (808): 188–193.
Published: 01 May 2019
... progress. Disappointment with what was perceived as the failure of international financial institutions to accurately diagnose Africa s developmental chal- lenges led to the approval of the Lagos Plan of Ac- tion for the Economic Development of Africa at an OAU conference in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1980. The...
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Ideally, the free movement of goods and services should coexist with the free movement of people.
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Current History (2019) 118 (807): 130–136.
Published: 01 April 2019
...Naomi Hossain Few big countries … have had their fortunes so profoundly shaped by a weak position in the global system. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Naomi Hossain Bangladesh social policy economic development...
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Few big countries … have had their fortunes so profoundly shaped by a weak position in the global system.
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Current History (2019) 118 (805): 43–49.
Published: 01 February 2019
... United States Hurricane Maria colonialism postcolonial economic development trade globalization investment bankruptcy austerity diaspora migration 43 Hurricane Maria was a singular event in Puerto Rico s history. The storm struck on September 20, 2017, and left unparalleled devastation in...
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Hurricane Maria laid bare the painful reality that Puerto Rico is an inconsequential American territory inhabited by second-class US citizens.
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Current History (2018) 117 (803): 350–354.
Published: 01 December 2018
... levels was intended to create an elite cadre that could direct economic development while promoting national unity. The ideology of national developmentalism, which called for the state to lead the country into a form of regulated market capitalism, reigned until the end of the 1970s. It resulted in the...
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“The AKP's neoliberal regime created the ideology and conditions for transformative change in Turkey's new upper-middle-class culture, which trickled down to both the laic and Islamic middle-class factions.” Fourth in a series on social mobility around the world .
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Current History (2018) 117 (801): 283–284.
Published: 01 October 2018
... Ibañez-Tirado Magnus Marsden China Belt Road Initiative Silk Road trade Central Asia Tajikistan economic development commerce foreign investment infrastructure PERSPECTIVE China s Old and New Central Asian Ties DIANA IBAÑEZ-TIRADO AND MAGNUS MARSDEN 283 Traveling by road from...
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Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is modernizing ancient patterns of commerce across the region, but small-scale traders may be left behind.
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Current History (2018) 117 (800): 235–240.
Published: 01 September 2018
... Kong Taiwan Greater China Confucianism trade economic development democracy nationalism capitalism culture civilization transnational 235 What used to be viewed as relatively self-defined polities in a previous era . . . are now being reconfigured by competing centripetal and...
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What used to be viewed as relatively self-defined polities in a previous era … are now being reconfigured by competing centripetal and centrifugal tensions.
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Current History (2018) 117 (800): 203–208.
Published: 01 September 2018
... mobility middle class poverty labor migration informal economy economic development communism Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong 203 In December 1978, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) formally announced its decision to leave the safe shores of economic policies based on state socialism...
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[S]tudies have revealed a high level of intergenerational transfer of class and social status, privileged and otherwise.
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Current History (2018) 117 (798): 135–141.
Published: 01 April 2018
... Nepal climate change Himalayas glaciers agriculture climate adaptation development caste United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change 135 Clearly, Nepalis have to adapt to climate change. It is less clear what precisely the challenges are and who is best positioned to lead the...
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Clearly, Nepalis have to adapt to climate change. It is less clear what precisely the challenges are and who is best positioned to lead the response.
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Current History (2017) 116 (791): 203–209.
Published: 01 September 2017
... California Kristen Looney Meg Rithmire China urbanization cities population hukou system rural migrants economic development inequality From the enclosure of land in eighteenth-century England to the rise of megacities in the contemporary developing world, turning agricultural economies...
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[T]he plan aims for massive urbanization through the extension of formal permanent residency to current and future migrants in small cities and towns rather than large urban centers.
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Current History (2017) 116 (791): 223–229.
Published: 01 September 2017
... level temperature rise Paris Climate Agreement Mekong Delta development 223 [O]ne-size-fits-all adaptation will not work, given the wide variety of regional impacts in Vietnam. Vietnam s Urgent Task: Adapting to Climate Change PAMELA MCELWEE The 2016 Paris Climate Agreement is right-fully...
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[O]ne-size-fits-all adaptation will not work, given the wide variety of regional impacts in Vietnam.
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Current History (2017) 116 (787): 55–60.
Published: 01 February 2017
...John Crabtree The Morales administration sought to give indigenous peoples more rights and greater influence in government, effectively breaking down traditional patterns of exclusion. John Crabtree Bolivia Evo Morales indigenous rights national development land reform Ecuador Hugo...
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The Morales administration sought to give indigenous peoples more rights and greater influence in government, effectively breaking down traditional patterns of exclusion.
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Current History (2017) 116 (787): 68–73.
Published: 01 February 2017
... earthquake relief development aid Bill Clinton Duvalier Jean-Bertrand Aristide housing disaster © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California 68 NGOs and other foreign entities took control of the humanitarian response to the 2010 earthquake...
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NGOs and other foreign entities took control of the humanitarian response to the 2010 earthquake, creating parallel structures that contributed to the very duplication and state weaknesses that NGOs were supposed to solve.
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Current History (2016) 115 (785): 331–336.
Published: 01 December 2016
...Kerem Öktem [W]hat sort of country is going to emerge from this revolutionary reshaping of society? © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Kerem Öktem Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Justice Development Party coup attempt...
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[W]hat sort of country is going to emerge from this revolutionary reshaping of society?
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Current History (2016) 115 (785): 355–359.
Published: 01 December 2016
... Young Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 economic reform privatization Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman United Arab Emirates Gulf States Gulf Cooperation Council development oil 355 Saudi Arabia must place its citizens firmly in the center of its transformation, so that...
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Saudi Arabia must place its citizens firmly in the center of its transformation, so that employment, productivity, and local demand determine the direction of the economy.