Blogging and the Flooded Brain
What you are reading here is a technical blog. In the World Bank they are (pretentiously?) known as 'Expert Blogs'. I post these reflections once a week, for instance, and, as you would expect, I tend...
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"Public opinion, well briefed and properly marshalled, is a decisive force in public policy. But since there are many issues in public debate, attention to any one is necessarily transient. The...
View ArticleIs Candor Terribly Overrated?
In both the professional life of the individual and in the operations of the public sphere, candid communication is reputed to be A Very Good Thing for two reasons. First, it is reputed to promote...
View ArticleFrom One-Way to Two-Way Exchanges: Gearing Up to Use Communication in Support...
Since Mongolia shifted to a multi-party political system and market economy in the early 1990s, it has become a young and vibrant democracy. Debates among politicians, policymakers, civil society...
View ArticleWhen the Intellectual is a Thug
As a rule, when intellectuals contribute to public debate on any issue of public concern in any country, it is an entirely wholesome development, and one deserving every encouragement. That is truer if...
View ArticleDelhi’s odd-even plan as a public policy experiment
Late last year, Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, announced a measure to tackle the severe air pollution crisis in the city. The proposal was to implement an odd-even plan for private cars on...
View Article#3 from 2016: Delhi’s odd-even plan as a public policy experiment
Our Top Ten blog posts by readership in 2016. This post was originally published on February 2, 2016. Late last year, Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, announced a measure to tackle the severe...
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