When Governments Treat Streetlights as Achievements, Something Has Gone Wrong

This is not an argument against infrastructure, stupid! Streetlights, water features, roads and public spaces matter and in many cases they are overdue. But when governments begin to treat such as achievements in themselves, rather than as tools meant to improve the economic position of households, something has gone wrong. Development is not proven by what can be photographed at night. It is proven by what changes, quietly and materially, in the lives of ordinary people. There is a moment…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...