A practitioner's newsletter on place-based economic development, covering how business environment reform can unlock private investment, circular economy rules, and the debate over formalising informal enterprises. It offers practical policy analysis drawn from the author's work in developing economies.
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Global Developments is a blog by development economists and scholars examining economic development and poverty, past and present. Its posts combine economic theory, historical framing and book-length policy analysis, such as applying trade models to AI inequality, the deep history of literacy, and Singapore's public housing.
The Ohio Register publishes citizen-journalism reports on local Ohio government, such as city council votes on economic incentives and AI oversight ordinances. Its issues mix news reporting with quoted residents, officials and interviews, often with a clear watchdog stance.
The Econ Dev Show is a daily email newsletter that rounds up economic development news from across the United States, including grants, incentives, site certifications and data center projects. It also carries podcast episodes and practical takeaways on topics such as AI, website discoverability and lead capture for economic developers.
Thel Consulting's newsletter mixes commentary on deep-tech and startup workspace trends with news about South Dakota research funding and practical notes on building small AI tools. It is aimed at founders, researchers and economic development staff in the bioscience and tech sectors.
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