Center for Global Development

About: Center for Global Development is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poverty & Population. The organization has 1472 authors who have published 3891 publications receiving 162325 citations.

Social Power and the Turkish State

Abstract: This book focuses on the historical sociology of the Turkish state, seeking to compare the development of the Ottoman/Turkish state with similar processes of large scale historical change in Europe identified by Michael Mann in The Sources of Social Power Jacoby traces the contours of Turkey's 'modernisation' with the intention of formulating a fresh way to approach state development in countries on the global economic periphery, particularly those attempting to effect closer ties with northern markets It also highlights matters of social change pertinent to states grappling with issues relating to political Islam, minority identity and irredentist dissent

Delhi's waste conflict

Abstract: There has been an increased role for the private sector in the various stages of waste management in cities. Delhi has been at the forefront of this shift and this has brought out confl icts over collection and disposal. This article argues that the informal sector should be meaningfully incorporated into an effi cient and equitable waste management system that is also environmentally sustainable. There has been a policy shift in 21st century metropolises regarding solid waste management that involves the privatisation of certain aspects of the system, such as the incineration of waste, but more importantly, it represents a comprehensive and holistic transformation in which the entire system becomes integrated. Delhi has been at the forefront of this shift. While the increased role of the private sector in the various stages of waste management is indeed signifi cant, we argue that this systemic transformation and comprehensive integration of solid waste management needs more attention. Authorities in Delhi proclaim that waste management is in a state of crisis – waste is commonly dumped in the open illegally and the three existing landfi lls are over capacity. For example, Delhi’s chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, claimed, “The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was ineffi cient and corrupt as was proved by the accumulation of garbage across the city” (The Hindu, 2012). This narrative portrays the crisis as a failure of management rather than a public health and urban planning issue. As a result, waste management has become a technical problem to be solved by experts. It is in this context the solution that has gained favour is the integration of the stages of waste processing into a single system. As we will demonstrate, this integrated system includes the collection and transfer of waste generated by households and fi rms, and fi nally its ultimate processing (e g, incineration).