The Landowner's Dilemma
Why a dirty one-night-stand eviction
is no longer desirable?

A fresh new look at Thailand's land-use development
"game" and its most often overlooked strategy.
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"We're promoting the concept of collective land title or land
co-op..." - Abhisit Vejjajiva ,
Prime Minister >> more

Chumpae's Mayor let the squatters
managed more than 85 million baht
worth of budget. Of that amount,
15 milliion baht came directly from
his own budget. >> more

A Glimpse of Thailand's untold legacy.
An age where co-ops florished as part
of the national development plan
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A strange fundamental unit in Primates: From the number of fingers on your free hand to the number of people in saving groups, rock bands, and army squads. >> more

* This issue
interview
features CODI's
retired director
-- Somsook
Boonyabancha
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* Letters from
Abroad
A coffee-house
commentary on
the political situation
in Indonesia and
the recent evictions
of squatter
communities
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* Antonio Ismael,
our partner, is now
working on the
'Poor People's
Floating Mall' for
the city of
Samarinda
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A young architect from CODI facilitates the design process of a group of squatters.
In the tradition of "Wikipedia," the squatters collectively input their own designs and planning.
The architect role is there to tell people some simple rules; then let the more complex design
variations to emerge by themselves. >> more