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Anjali is Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Director of the Nunn School Program in Global Development. Her research focusses on the political economy of development, and employs quantitative analyses of data derived from India, and other developing country contexts. Her specific substantive interests include the politics of service provision, democratic institutions, and the link between climate change and local level politics. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgia Tech, Anjali was a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She obtained her Ph.D. from New York University.
Posts by Anjali Thomas
वह जीतती है: जातीय आधार पर विभाजित समाजों में महिलाओं का चुनाव
भारतीय संविधान के अनुसार ग्रामीण स्थानीय सरकारों में महिलाओं के लिए कम से कम 33% सीटें आरक्षित हैं, और बिहार उन नौ राज्यों में से है जिन्होंने 50% आरक्षण का विकल्प चुना है। हालांकि, राज्य और केंद्र स्...
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Arindam Banerjee
Sayan Banerjee
Charles R. Hankla
Kunal Singh
Anjali Thomas
06 अगस्त, 2021
- फ़ील्ड् नोट
She wins: Electing women in ethnically divided societies
The Indian Constitution reserves a minimum of 33% of village council head positions for women, and Bihar is among the nine states that have opted for 50% reservation. This note investigates how gender...
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Arindam Banerjee
Sayan Banerjee
Charles R. Hankla
Kunal Singh
Anjali Thomas
22 July, 2021
- Notes from the Field
चुनावी चक्र और अपूर्ण लोक निर्माण परियोजनाएं: भारत में एमपीएलएडी योजना का विश्लेषण
सरकारों द्वारा आरंभ किए गए लोक निर्माण कार्यक्रमों का सफल निष्पादन अक्सर स्थानीय स्तर की ऐसी अनेक प्रकार की परियोजनाओं के पूर्ण होने पर निर्भर करता है जिन्हें नागरिकों के जीवन को बेहतर बनाने के लिए व...
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Jonathan Darsey
Anjali Thomas
17 जनवरी, 2020
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Electoral cycles and incomplete public works projects: An analysis of the MPLAD scheme
The successful execution of public works programmes undertaken by governments often hinges on the completion of a vast array of local-level projects intended to create tangible amenities to improve th...
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Jonathan Darsey
Anjali Thomas
08 January, 2020
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