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Whether through a lack of financial resources or the short-termism induced by democratic politics, governments in many places can exhibit a loss in the basic competencies required for effective urban planning. For cities in the UK and India, some of the slack is picked up by the private and non-profit sectors, with surprising and innovative results.

While many are outraged, it is senseless for city leaders to sow further division and resentment by dismissing young looters, especially when the systemic causes have been hidden in plain sight for decades.

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The Global Urbanist is an online magazine reviewing urban affairs and urban development issues in cities throughout the developed and developing world.

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