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La via cinese alla ripresa post-Covid

Malgrado il Covid-19, nel 2020 la Cina ha riportato una crescita del pil pari al 2,3%. A renderla possibile sono stati tre fattori: l’impennata della spesa governativa (+10,5%), il boom delle esportazioni (+30%), e un forte aumento degli…

Urban power: still strong but humbler?

The COVID-19 crisis has been and is a crisis of the state, in the sense of a critical moment of transformation for the state. National governments have been back on the stage, with unprecedented strength as they have reshaped geographies –…

We follow the science, then politics intrudes

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, “follow the science!” has been repeated like a mantra. Yet we have followed science at a safe distance at best. Europe’s AstraZeneca vaccine saga is the latest example. Some people suffered blood clots…

Lagos: a stress test for urbanization

To summarize the challenges facing cities in the developing world in the decades to come, one could look at the biggest city in the biggest economy in Africa: Lagos. Nigeria’s commercial capital, the city has a bustling seaport, is a…