Eat the Poor, Boise Edition
To wring every last penny from people who have to count their pennies. In a nation with so many problems,...
Global Dispatches
South Africa: Land of Hope and Many Sins
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a...
Erie, Pennsylvania: Missteps and Next Steps (Part 1)
This saga is slowly unfolding in Erie, Pennsylvania. By slow, we mean since 1960. Continue reading to see how this...
A Canberra for the 21st Century
A New Capital Is Coming to Indonesia. Will Nusantara be Funded with Land Value Capture? Jakarta, Indonesia, has been a...
Manchester Waits in the Wings
When will people stop thinking that London is the ne plus ultra of the United Kingdom? London is unaffordable. It swoons over its exile...
A Different Type of Land Value Tax In the Republic of Ireland
Once Ireland was a rural and poverty-stricken land. Hundreds of years of British rule by a landed aristocracy sucked rent, food,...
Can Diaspora Bonds Supercharge Development Investment?
by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan Over the past two decades one of the most intriguing ideas in development finance has been...
Credit Writedowns Newsletter post by Edward Harrison
Bullish thoughts about Europe’s recovery In this post to his Credit Writedowns Newsletter, Edward Harrison dives into Europe’s economic response...
Financial Times Letter by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan
Letter: We need to adapt past experience to the present situation In this letter for Financial Times, Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan explores...