This paper reviews the relationship between the rule of law, good governance, and sustainable development as those terms are used by the relevant development organizations; describes the efforts made by various organizations to promote the rule of law and good governance; and addresses the need to strengthen compliance and enforcement for sustainable development. A recent movement, which has re...

The recent world recession-some might even call it has been sweeping through developing countries since T a depression-is testing the vitality of urban poliWorld War 1I will be sustained through the end of this cies in developing countries. One is reminded of Dickcentury. Second, there are significant quantitative difens's Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was ferences between c...

The Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition highlights the damaging eff ects of undernutrition during the fi rst 2 years of life on children's survival, health, attained schooling, and ultimately their human capital. The Series also points out that, although there are eff ective nutritional interventions, the international nutrition system, comprising international and donor organisa...

Redevelopment of distressed and blighted areas are targeted by most of development policies.However, a number of policies have been changed as the result of the ineffectiveness of the previous experiences, theincompatibility of the development tools and plans, the lack of financial resources or social movements. Large-scaleredevelopment projects have usually been considered as the powerful tool...

Political realities and institutional structures are often ignored when gathering evidence to influence population health policies. If these policies are to be successful, social science literature on policy change should be integrated into the population health approach. In this contribution, drawing on the work of John W. Kingdon and related scholarship, we set out to examine how key componen...