Projects carried out by UNESCO in Haiti, for example, have found that the vibrant local culture plays an important part in rebuilding a sense of community after disasters and is a key asset during the difficult process of rebuilding.

UNESCO: Resilient Societies

So, while most economics is just organised common sense the difficult part of economics is the working out of how common, how sensible and how important those common sense insights are.

FORBES: Most Economics is Just Organised Common Sense

While arrests of gang leaders and massive hauls of seized arms, money and drugs make headlines, the important task of social and economic development promised by local, state and federal government programs remains a difficult undertaking, in part due to fractured and corrupt community leadership.

FORBES: Alternative Models For Community Development Emerge Far From Rio's Bright Lights