Professional Year student Luke Sherman discusses the increasing importance of deforestation mitigation and actor responsibilities as a vital area, necessary to stop the climate from reaching its next tipping points. It is difficult to determine an… [Read more]
Tag: development
A Breath of Fresh Air for New Delhi
Last week’s heavy smog highlighted the scale of New Delhi’s air pollution problem, stoking public anger and pushing the government to declare a state of emergency. Can India finally step up to address chronic air… [Read more]
State of Development Policy Today: An Interview with Nancy Birdsall
As part of her visit to the School to deliver the Kapuscinski Development Lecture, Dr. Nancy Birdsall met with the Governance Post. Our Editor for the Economics and Finance section, Kevin Tharayil, asked her a… [Read more]
The Strugglers in Developing Countries: Reconciling Expectations and Aspirations
Millions of people in the developing world have left poverty and joined what could be called the middle class. But the majority of households in the world are still vulnerable to falling back into poverty.… [Read more]
The Value of a Master of Public Administration
I recently graduated from the Executive Master of Public Administration at the Hertie School of Governance. Almost immediately after graduation, I was offered a consulting contract to manage a project with the mandate to establish… [Read more]