Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

Washington Consensus Reforms/Sub Saharan Africa – Washington Consensus Reforms and Lessons for Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (American Economic Association, Brookings)

Belinda Archibong, Brahima Coulibaly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala write: Over three decades after market-oriented structural reforms termed "Washington Consensus" policies were first implemented, we revisit the...

USA – Lessons from the Surfside condo collapse on strengthening community ownership (Brookings)

Tracy Hadden Loh writes: The June collapse of the Champlain Towers South multifamily condominium tower in Surfside, Fla. has called into question whether bad governance played a role...

Kenya – Unlocking constraints to industries without smokestacks to catalyze job creation for youth in Kenya (Brookings)

Adan Shibia, Eldah Onsomu, and Boaz Munga write: Unlike in much of the developed world, the promise of manufacturing to spur economic growth and jobs in...

Global Education – How teacher expectations empower student learning (Brookings)

Niharika Gupta and Sameer Sampat write: In primary school, we were both lucky to have teachers who thought we were brilliant: Ms. Darrow believed Sameer was...

USA – ‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods (Brookings)

Anthony Barr, Tracy Hadden Loh, Andre M. Perry, and Hanna Love write: In the famous post-Civil War initiative known as “40 acres and a mule,” Union General...

Sustainable Development/SDGs – Donor engagement with Agenda 2030: How government agencies encompass the Sustainable Development Goals (Brookings)

George Ingram and Helena Hlavaty write: In 2015, all members of the United Nations adopted an ambitious agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also...

USA – Supporting distressed communities by strengthening regional public universities: A federal policy proposal (Brookings)

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro writes: Forecasters predict the economy will grow significantly in the latter half of 2021 as the U.S. continues its recovery from...

Sustainable Development/SDGs – How government donors engage with the Sustainable Development Goals (Brookings)

George Ingram writes: In 2015, 193 nations signed on to Agenda 2030 setting forth the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The predecessor Millennium Development Goals...

USA/Gaza Crisis – Most Americans, including half of young Democrats, disapprove of Biden’s handling of recent Gaza crisis (Brookings)

Shibley Telhami writes: President Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis that followed Israeli plans to expel Palestinians from their Jerusalem homes in May —...

Climate Change/British Air Force – British Air Force aims to be world’s first service with certified zero-carbon aircraft (Defense News)

 Andrew Chuter writes: Britain’s Royal Air Force has set a goal of becoming the first military service in the world to register and certify...

USA/Space – Space Force launches small satellite to test new sensor possibilities (Defense News)

Nathan Strout writes: The U.S. Space Force launched a new experimental satellite July 29 that will test the possibility of installing large, deployable weather...

USA/UK/Defense – Britain inks $200 million contract with Team Tempest for future fighter jet (Defense News)

Chris Martin writes: The British Defence Ministry has signed a £250 million (U.S. $199 million) deal with Team Tempest, a group of companies working...

Israel/Germany/Defense – Elta and Hensoldt team up for German ballistic missile defense radar (Defense News)

Seth J. Frantzman writes: Germany’s Hensoldt has won a contract to supply new radars to the country’s military, according to a July 26 statement...

USA/Defense – Sea power panel backs block buy of amphibious ships (Defense News)

Joe Gould writes: A House panel on Wednesday advanced a proposal to authorize the Navy to make a block buy of amphibious ships for...

USA/Defense – Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones (Defense News)

Jen Judson writed: House lawmakers want answers from the Army on its plan to outfit combat vehicles with protection systems capable of countering unmanned aircraft systems, according...

USA/Defense – US has ‘no plans right now’ to increase LCS presence in Singapore, says Navy chief (Defense News)

Mike Yeo writes: The U.S. Navy no longer has concrete plans to increase the number of littoral combat ships deploying to the Indo-Pacific region on a...