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How Ireland became the Saudi Arabia of siphoned-off global profits
The Emerald petro-state is riding high off tech and pharma—for now | Europe (2025)
Malaga, Spain: Picasso’s home town is thriving
Spain. Sunshine in Malaga Valley. But will Málaga fall victim to its own success? | Europe (2025)
How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn it Into a Sponge
Cities encourage potentially devastating floods by laying down asphalt and pavement. Could this be avoided by making them "spongier" and more absor... (2017)
Google's new London headquarters: Are "landscrapers" the new skyscrapers? — Quartz at Work
Buildings may soon stretch out, with elevators that move side to side, up and down, and vertically… The property has been dubbed a “landscraper,” a... (2017)
From Bezos to Walton, Big Investors Back Fund for ‘Flyover’ Start-Ups - The New York Times
The fund started by an AOL co-founder and an author has attracted a Who’s Who of American business to invest in the heartland’s entrepreneurs. “... (2017)
There's a Lot You Can Learn From Silicon Valley, but Don't Imitate It
Here are four lessons to take from a legendary tech hub. (2017)
The significance of the Treaty of Rome - The Economist explains
ON MARCH 25th the European Union’s heads of government will gather in the glorious Sala Degli Orazi e Curiazi of Rome’s Palazzo dei Conservatori to... (2017)
Emmanuel Macron is trying to change France’s psychology - Charlemagne: Exorcising Marx in France
STRANGE rituals have been taking place behind closed doors in Paris this summer. While much of Europe basked on the beach, elaborate rites and unfa... (2017)
Rio’s post-Olympic blues - Crime in Brazil
IN THE warren of alleyways that make up Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela, the air is heavy with foreboding. A feud between factions of the Amigos d... (2017)
Brazil’s three southern states escape the worst ravages of recession - The Economist
Not the country you know "MAKESHIFT stalls appear on every country road in Brazil, usually laden with bananas and coconuts. On the back roads of... (2017)
Living on the edge: São Paulo’s inequality mapped
Cities | The Guardian | Life in South America’s largest metropolis is anything but uniform – the city’s core and its periphery are worlds apart ... (2017)
Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation - Harvard Business Review
Three factors that push the country ahead. Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innova... (2014)
How Germany abolished tuition fees - BBC News
How have German universities been able to abolish tuition fees when English universities are charging £9,000? More than a million young people wil... (2017)
France to invest €20bn in high-speed broadband for the entire country | ZDNet
French president François Hollande wants very high-speed broadband to reach every household in the country by 2023 - a plan that will need private ... (2017)
Welcoming Tech Talent from around the World to France
A visa for international Start-Up Founders, Tech Employees & Tech Investors to settle in France. The French Tech Visa is a simplified, fast-track ... (2017)
Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than 159 Countries
According to Digiconomist's Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index, as of Monday November 20th, 2017 Bitcoin's current estimated annual electricity consu... (2017)
Venezuela Is in the Midst of an Unprecedented Crisis
This CFR Backgrounder looks at Venezuela's humanitarian crisis. President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to consolidate power amid a deepening econom... (2017)
Cambodia's Crumbling Democracy | Foreign Affairs
The Cambodian government's current clampdown—now in its third year—is shaping up as both the most sustained since the early 1990s and the first to ... (2017)
Cable Cars and Urban Renewal in Medellín, Colombia
Cable Cars Are Changing the World – How We Get To Next On the slopes of the seven hills that surround the city of Medellín in Colombia, life is ... (2017)
The U.S. Flooded One of Houston’s Richest Neighborhoods to Save Everyone Else
Bloomberg, 2017: "West Houston’s Energy Corridor was hit with a wall of water to avoid a catastrophic reservoir failure. The Army Corps of Engi... (2017)
Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal
Bloomberg, 2017: "Its reputation as a leader on climate change is not entirely deserved. Germany is widely seen as a world leader in the fight ... (2017)
On almost every indicator, Germany’s south is doing better than its north
2017, Explaining the Munich miracle On almost every indicator, Germany’s south is doing better than its north; The country’s sunbelt soars ahead o... (2017)
How to sell a country: the booming business of nation branding
The Guardian, 2017: "These days, every place in the world wants to market its unique identity – and an industry has sprung up to help put them on ... (2017)
The Sultan and the Sultan
History Today, “Turkey’s relationship with the west. In this narrative one name is particularly prominent: the hard-line Sultan Abdülhamid II, on... (2017)
Small towns seek to preserve football
Washington Post, 2017: "As populations shrink and safety concerns mount, a truncated version of the game is better than the alternative. As the g... (2017)
Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth
SEATTLE (AP) - Housing prices are soaring here thanks to the tech industry, but the boom comes with a consequence: A surge in homelessness marked b... (2017)
Trying to make sense of Colombia's "Strata" economic system
In Colombia, economic differences are addresses--as well as solidified--by a system call "strata." Bottom line, the rich pay more, the poor pay le... (2014)
What Happens When a Suburb Begins to Die?
For older, inner-ring suburbs in the Northeast and Midwest, the best hope often lies in merging with the city... Merger with the central city is an... (2017)
Justin Trudeau explains why Canada really ‘gets’ AI and smart cities
TechCrunch 2017: “At Google's Go North event today in Toronto, which features a slate of speakers focused primarily on artificial intelligence, Alp... (2017)
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel: Silicon Valley’s monopoly on big growth tech companies is over
CNBC, 2017: “I would bet on places outside of Silicon Valley,” says the PayPal founder, who has invested in Facebook and Airbnb. (2017)
Germany's Geographic Challenge STRATFORvideo
YouTube, 2013: Stratfor examines Germany's need to maintain territorial unity inside the country and preserve a balance of power across Europe. ... (2017)
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED
Published on Jul 5, 2016 Future Cities, a full-length documentary strand from WIRED Video, takes us inside the bustling Chinese city of Shenzhen. ... (2017)
Israel: Holy Land: Startup Nations (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED
Published on Mar 28, 2017 With the most tech startups and venture capital per capita in the world, Israel has long been hailed as The Startup Nati... (2017)
Mexico’s $7.5B Gamble to Disrupt the Panama Canal | WSJ Breaking Ground
Mexico’s $7.5 billion interoceanic corridor aims to ease a major chokehold in a global shipping mess and rival the Panama Canal. The stretch of lan... (2024)
Why no one wants to host the Olympics
and should there be a permanent host? (2024)
Why is Switzerland home to so many billionaires?
Switzerland is populated with billionaires — there's one for every 80,000 people. As of 2022, the country was home to an estimated 110 billionaires... (2024)
How Singapore Got So Crazy Rich
Singapore has transformed itself from a colonial trading port to a buzzing financial center in just a matter of decades. It’s been held up as an ex... (2024)
Lagos: Nigeria’s Growth Is Unsustainable. Here’s Why.
Nigeria’s Growth Is Unsustainable. Here’s Why. (2024)
Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy
Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy (2023)
The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel
Denmark is building a record-breaking tunnel to Germany. (2023)
Mumbai, India's Transforming MEGACITY
Mumbai, India’s Transforming MEGACITYFive transportation megaprojects are under construction throughout Mumbai, a city of 25 million. This short do... (2023)
Why West Virginia is so Poor
Why West Virginia is so Poor (2023)
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River (2023)
Manaus: Why Brazil Built a City in the Middle of the Amazon
The Brazilian city of Manaus sits alone in the middle of the Amazon, and yet it still grew to become the seventh largest city in the country. So wh... (2023)
The new land rush in Wyoming
Teton County in Wyoming is home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $5 million and an average income of ... (2023)
Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?
Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt - welcome to Argentina, one of the world's most dysfunctional economies... (2023)
Samsung’s Dangerous Dominance over South Korea
Samsung’s Dangerous Dominance over South Korea (2023)
Green Hydrogen in Namibia: This $10BN Desert Megaproject is a Game Changer
This project is worth the same as the country's entire GDP.Correction: The map at 3:41 shows the Walvis Bay. The Port of Luderitz is located furthe... (2023)
Why Silicon Valley is here
Why Silicon Valley is here. One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked. (2023)
Rwanda to become the next Singapore?
Rwanda to become the next Singapore? (2023)
TED Talk: Why societies collapse | Jared Diamond
Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond ... (2023)
Why America's Biggest Cities Are Littered With Vacant Lots | WSJ
From New York to Austin, America’s biggest cities are littered with vacant plots of land because property tax bills can skyrocket once vacant lots ... (2023)
Why 82% of Mexico is Empty
Why 82% of Mexico is Empty (2023)
Italy is Building a New Tech Capital in Milan
This digital twin is turning an area of Milan into Italy's new tech capital. (2023)
How Norway Got So Insanely Rich
How Norway Got So Insanely Rich (2023)
Why wasn't Portugal conquered by Spain?
Why wasn't Portugal conquered by Spain? (2023)
Dubai’s Radical Plan For 2040
Is it really possible to fix Dubai? (2023)
Egypt plans to green its desert
Egypt plans to green its desert Egypt is growing at two million people a year. Urban infrastructures can'... (2023)
How Ireland is Secretly Becoming the Richest Country in the World
How Ireland is Secretly Becoming the Richest Country in the World (2023)
How Singapore Solved Housing
How Singapore Solved Housing (2022)
How subsidies helped Montreal become "the Hollywood of video games" : Planet Money : NPR
For decades, Montreal has used generous tax subsidies to boost its video game industry. The policy has succeeded, but the city may need to keep the... (2022)
Short On Workers, This Resort Town Has Stopped Marketing Itself To Tourists : NPR
A Colorado resort town reliant on summer visitors has halted tourism marketing because an affordable housing crisis means businesses don't have eno... (2021)
Dematerialization and What It Means for the Economy — and Climate Change - Harvard Business Review (podcast)
Andrew McAfee, co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, explains how the U.S. economy is growing and actually using less and less ... (2019)
Tech Company Brings Jobs And Optimism To Colorado Coal Country : NPR
For the first time in years, Delta County in western Colorado is experiencing population growth, one indicator that rural Americans are increasingl... (2018)
After The Storm: Stories of Puerto Rican Resilience | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
One year after Hurricane Maria, The Takeaway travels to Puerto Rico to explore how identity has changed on the island. (2018)
India Aims For The World's Biggest Health Care Overhaul : NPR
Posh private hospitals give world-class care — and serve lattes. At government facilities, cancer patients sleep on the sidewalk. But the prime min... (2018)
How Venezuela Struck It Poor – Foreign Policy (with audio track)
The seeds of the apparently sudden collapse of Venezuela’s once-proud oil industry were sown two decades ago. (2018)
In Miami, Combating Climate Change Street by Street | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
In light of sea-level-rise threats, local organizations have begun to shift their missions towards resources and solutions in greater Miami that co... (2018)
Fordlandia (Brazil)- 99% Invisible
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped... (2018)
Costs of the Olympics | Council on Foreign Relations
Andrew Zimbalist, the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the political and economic c... (2018)
Book: Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide - Brad Feld
Chris Heivly released Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide. I encourage you to get Chris’s book if you are a startup communi... (2023)
Development as Freedom - by Amartya Sen
Development as Freedom book. Read 238 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. By the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics, a... (2020)
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty - by Daron Acemoğlu
The Narrow Corridor book. Read 107 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 'A must-read. Acemoglu and Robinson are intellectual hea... (2020)
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor
START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies,... (2020)
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan
Earning the Rockies book. Read 238 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. An incisive portrait of the American landscape that show... (2020)
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Hillbilly Elegy book. Read 25,407 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powe... (2020)
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu
"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
"An alternative to the Acemoglu/Robinson thesis. Economic history owes a lot to geographic endowment; for example, Africa lacked large mammals that... (2018)
Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier | IndieBound.org
"A surreal, lyrical work of narrative nonfiction that portrays how the largest domestic oil discovery in half a century transformed a forgotten cor... (2018)
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
"An alternative to the Acemoglu/Robinson thesis. Economic history owes a lot to geographic endowment; for example, Africa lacked large mammals that... (2018)
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today by William J. Bernstein
" If the Baldwin book doesn’t convince you of the importance of trade, this account of its historical role should. It is no coincidence that the gr... (2018)
The Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New Globalization by Richard Baldwin
"An essential book for understanding how modern trade works via global supply chains. An antidote to the protectionist nonsense being peddled by so... (2018)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
"This is the story of the Great Depression as told through the lives of the central bankers who tried and failed to deal with the crisis. As one, M... (2018)
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu
"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing... (2018)
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates "A terrific book...[Pinker] recounts the progress across a broad array of metrics, from health... (2018)
Ecosystem Development - service from TechStars
Our Programs Have Helped 1,000+ Cities Grow. Learn how our ecosystem development can help your city plan and launch. (2023)
VFA - Venture For America - Two Year Startup Fellowship
Venture For America is a fellowship program for recent college graduates who want to become startup leaders and entrepreneurs. (2020)
Localizing the SDGs
This initiative is evolving, and actors like you are sharing these resources. You will find here the documents and tools collected so far. (2018)