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Jonathan is a partner at Growth Teams, a not-for-profit supporting governments in African countries and in Indian states with an innovative model to accelerate economic growth and job creation. He is a development economist specializing in industrial policy implementation. For five years he was Technical Director (Africa) for the Tony Blair Institute where he launched its industrialization, agriculture, and human capital development practices while expanding its energy and climate and its center of government and delivery practices across 16 African countries. He spent 8 years serving as an embedded economic advisor in the governments of Liberia, Malawi, and Guyana, during which time he supported these countries to accelerate their agriculture and agro-processing industries while improving their enabling environment through reforms in sectors like trade facilitation, energy and road infrastructure, and education. He spent the first four years of his career working in the United Kingdom. Jonathan has written extensively on the topic of job creation and industrialization in Africa, publishing with the Global Development Institute, the Tony Blair Institute, the Overseas Development Institute, the Pan-African Review, and various media outlets. Jonathan grew up in Malta and read MSc Economics at the University of Warwick.
Groundbreaking Event to be Produced in Association with the Rwanda Development Board and the Africa Infrastructure Development Association
and held in Kigali, Rwanda in November 2023.
A recent conference in Pakistan promoted a positive vision for the country – the greater economic, cultural, and social integration of Pakistan with the five countries of Central Asia. This
In the coming decades, rapid urbanization and climate change will bring about significant transformations, especially in developing countries. It is essential to understand how their interaction will compound growing urban pressures. More specifically, how does climate change affect urbanization trends and city growth? Eva Klaus’ working paper assesses the situation in India, employing a 40-year panel dataset from 1971 – 2011 covering 485 districts across the country to examine how changes in climatic moisture affect urbanization, urban population growth, and rural population growth at the district level. Second, this study employs another 40-year panel dataset covering 2,222 urban centers in India to assess the impact of changes in climatic moisture on city population growth.
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.
Hosted by Jeffrey Mason, in the company of esteemed guests Martin Rama and Yue Li, our most recent episode plunges into the enthralling domain of private cities. Tune in to explore this new frontier in urban development, the intricate dance between governance entities, and the triumphs and obstacles that confront private cities. Additionally, we’ll uncover the promising prospects that await on the horizon.
This blog documents the second walk and mapping activity carried out as part of the ongoing “Walking the Un-Walkable” project series.
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