" There are fundamental reasons to see the World Bank's report Localizing Development, by Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao, as one of the most important books on development in recent years. " The ...

To achieve critical development goals, we need to champion local, innovative solutions to social problems. Entrepreneurship is rapidly evolving in many low- and middle-income countries in Africa, ...

Sen. Jonathan Dismang (third from right) and Rep. Howard Beaty (right) pose with other Republican legislators and Gov. Sarah Sanders at a bill signing ceremony Credit: Brian Chilson In 2026, Arkansans ...

In 2026, Florida lawmakers may revise a controversial law that significantly undermined local control over development and growth. Legislators said they designed Senate Bill 180 as a hurricane ...

Deepen your understanding of local and regional economic development in this specialist programme, affiliated with the Institute for Economic Development (IED). Technological change, shifting patterns ...

Sri Lanka’s Local Development Support Project (LDSP) empowered 134 local authorities in four lagging provinces to deliver community services. The Local Development Support Project (LDSP) enabled the ...