An Economist’s Comment on “Dodge or Die” on the Streets of Tbilisi

As Stephen Dowling put it in his BBC News article a few years ago, “when it comes to crossing the road, there's no such thing as an international standard. Every country does it differently.” How people drive and cross the road, according to Dowling, is a matter of a country’s cultural values. Is it really?
The Case Of Tbilisi Hippodrome – Urban Planning Mistake Or A New Approach To Regional Policy?

Despite arduous government efforts to reduce regional disparities, population and wealth are very unevenly distributed across Georgia’s territory.