The Cycling-Economics Blog

The cycling-economics blog takes a critical approach to the public narrative on developing and emerging countries dominated by western scholars, NGOs, and journalists.  Of which many come with a bias of a well-off background on the needs and paternalistic sentiment on how people should develop in their views, often borne out of hypes in western universities but rather detached from the viewpoints on the ground of the people. Here we take a different approach: we like to show how these countries and their inhabitants are living, working and socialize based on their own heritage. How they take control of their own development – even under harsh environments. How they learn, found enterprises, and conserve their traditions and let them shape the respective markets in their environment. But also, how politics and institutions, geography shape their lives and the markets they are living in.  Since I dug deepest into this world, when I travelled their countries by bicycle the title resembles this experience. However, since I trust into the creativity and entrepreneurship this blog also provides business ideas as well as background on financing. But overall, this platform should be open to anyone, who thinks, who can contribute to our vision, therefore, please check out our “what we publish section”