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East Asia's explosive economic growth did not happen automatically or by accident. It was the product of deliberate, sustained investment in the infrastructure and institutions that let cities do what they do best, @WorldBankGroup's @Paschald explains. project-syndicate.org/commen…
If the AI boom works out as intended, trillions of dollars could be removed from the West’s salary bill, which would cause a societal upheaval and probably a financial crash, worries @UKLabour MP @ChiOnwurah. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Stronger incentives, clearer evidence of benefits, and improved capabilities could unlock about $210 billion in annual adaptation costs, write @McKinsey_MGI’s Mekala Krishnan, Sylvain Johansson, and Kanmani Chockalingam. project-syndicate.org/commen…
After decades spent in development finance, @gatesfoundation’s Kalpana Kochhar is convinced that the biggest barrier to AI adoption is building the state capacity to put these tools to use. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Infrastructure providers (the ones "selling shovels") were hit hard during the dot-com bust because they had relied heavily on debt to finance large capital expenditures. Sound familiar? @UKLabour MP @ChiOnwurah asks. project-syndicate.org/commen…
In a world of greatly varied human gifts and irremediable conditions, the statists’ promises of equality of outcome or of opportunity are not even approximately feasible. To pretend otherwise is deeply irresponsible, @DeirdreMcClosk argues. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Kalpana Kochhar explains how low- and middle-income countries can start building the capacity to implement the technology. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Too often, descriptions of Sub-Saharan Africa’s cities begin and end with strained infrastructure, youth unemployment, and rapid urbanization. But this is hardly the whole story, notes @Paschald of @WorldBankGroup. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Shlomo Ben-Ami argues that a binational government would topple Benjamin Netanyahu and the violent racism he embodies. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Homi Kharas, Julie McCarthy and Ichiro Sato explain why meeting global biodiversity targets will require framing conservation as a growth strategy. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Joseph Zeira argues that, for all the talk of resilience, the country is paying dearly for three years of conflict. project-syndicate.org/commen…
Aziz Huq explains why congressional Democrats must address the need for reform of US political institutions. project-syndicate.org/commen…
In a new #PSInterview, @ThomsonFiji, the @UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, argues that the only acceptable path for humanity at this stage is a blue-green transition.
Watch the full video at the link: bit.ly/4zaZEdv
The world is entering the AI age with the US and China having established clear technological dominance. Without a third path, all other countries will be reduced to the status of digital colonies, writes Jayant Sinha. bit.ly/4j1caaw
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Met today with @MetroMayorSteve to discuss missions for the Liverpool City Region. Devolution is not just about moving power from the centre, it's about building the places with connective tissue so that what Liverpool learns strengthens other places too.
Last week's fiscal devolution roadmap gives mayors a share of the taxes raised in their regions. That is a chance to put place first, but devolved money still needs direction: missions that create good local jobs, so growth is felt in places, not just in aggregate figures.
@ProSyn on devolution ➡️ project-syndicate.org/commen…
Populism, especially economic populism, gives professional Democrats hay fever, notes @reedgalen. They are going to have to get over it. project-syndicate.org/commen…
By pushing governments toward coal and biofuels, the Iran war could accelerate deforestation and undermine climate negotiations, warn @robmuggah, Carlos Nobre, and @jrockstrom. On International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, read their proposals for salvaging the energy transition. project-syndicate.org/onpoin…
Slavoj Žižek warns that Donald Trump is merely a symptom of a conflict that the Democrats prefer to ignore. project-syndicate.org/commen…
