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Cesare Adeniyi-Martins

Cesare Adeniyi-Martins

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Cesare graduated with a BSc in Banking and Finance at the University of Benin, Nigeria. He has recently completed his national service at the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos and intersected the inventory unit, data bank unit, and economic intelligence unit. He participated in projects such as; Lagos state data bank- eko360.ng, Lagos State 2021 Ministerial Press briefing, Lagos state 2021 magazine, Lagos state 50-years development plan.

 

His passion for special jurisdictions led him to volunteer as a contributing author at the Startup Societies Foundations’ Institute for competitive governance in 2021. More recently, he became an ambassador of the Free Private Cities Foundation in Nigeria. Cesare has shown exemplary interest in promoting innovative governance models and economic freedom to create prosperity in Nigeria. He founded Abelar, an organization that focuses on advancing special jurisdictions locally. His bylines have featured on the Institute for competitive governance and The Cable Newspaper.

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The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee’s Final Report

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent more time within their local community due to remote and hybrid working and national and local lockdowns. This led to a re-evaluation of urban design models, including the ’15-minute city’ concept. In October last year, experts, including Matthew McCartney, Senior Researcher at CCI, were brought together by the London Assembly’s Planning and Regeneration Committee to scrutinize this urban planning model. The committee’s final report has been released and features McCartney’s perspectives on the ’15-minute city’ concept.

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KAEC

Let Them Eat Cake (and surf, and swim, and play golf): Is King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Saudi Arabia a Liberal Oasis?

Recent research delved into the economic challenges facing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia, revealing a nuanced perspective. While the outlook for KAEC’s economy appears pessimistic, there’s a glimmer of social optimism regarding the appeal of social liberalism, particularly among the youth. This emerging trend has garnered attention from Western media and scholars. KAEC, alongside other planned cities like NEOM, is positioned as a response to population growth and urbanization while aiming to stimulate economic growth. However, official Saudi government sources lack substantial mention of social liberalism, prompting questions about its authenticity versus being a marketing ploy. Is this dual message reflective of Saudi trying to push the social liberalism signal overseas while maintaining a conservative rhetoric at home? Is there a social cherry on the slightly stale economic cake?

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Good Enough Governance and The Dragon from the Mountains

February Book Club Review

Each month, the CCI team selects a new book to read and discuss together. Our book club selections cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to charter cities, but they are most often related to development, urban issues, and governance. In this ongoing series, reviewers will offer summaries of the books we’ve read and share some of the highlights from our discussions.

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