This book explains why many institutional reforms in developing countries have limited success and suggests ways to overcome these limits. The author argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered relevant by implementing agents. The result is a set of new forms that do not function. However, there are realistic solutions emerging from institutional reforms in some developing countries. Lessons from...
This book explains why many institutional reforms in developing countries have limited success and suggests ways to overcome these limits. The author ...
The collected music writing of ten years covering punk, hardcore and metal. After ten years covering independent music, webzine Scene Point Blank commemorates its first decade by publishing this, its first collection of music writing. Made up of interviews with figures ranging from the legendary (Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins) through to the new blood (Frank Turner, Polar Bear Club) and everyone in between, it also features a collection of the most memorable album reviews in the zine's history (including PJ Harvey, Jimmy Cliff, Public Enemy and Sufjan Stevens). A lot of music is made in a...
The collected music writing of ten years covering punk, hardcore and metal. After ten years covering independent music, webzine Scene Point Blank comm...
From corkboards at your local supermarket to Craigslist, people confidently post their phone numbers everywhere in the hope it will lead to more business. 'Textastrophe' explores the relationships one can have with these uninhibited strangers: frustrated, good-humoured, and everything in between, the conversations posted on the site are always hysterical.
From corkboards at your local supermarket to Craigslist, people confidently post their phone numbers everywhere in the hope it will lead to more busin...
