Jonathan Darsey

Georgia Tech University
Jonathan Darsey

Jonathan Darsey is a second year Ph.D. International Relations student at Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, at Georgia Tech University. He studies international development and comparative politics. Prior to Georgia Tech, he spent nearly 20 years in business strategy as a consultant to global pharmaceutical companies at Accenture and as an academic administrator at Emory University. His research explores the intersection of political economy and geography, focusing on how political, social, and economic factors affect regional variations in development and conflict. His research projects include studies of how different forms of political decentralisation influence deforestation rates in Northeast India, how rural land ownership patterns contributed to the spatial distribution of violence in Burundi’s civil war, and how colonial-era transportation infrastructure continues to influence the distribution of political and economic power within countries that were European colonies. In addition, he is interested in 'Digital IR', applying GIS / geostatistics, social network analysis, data visualisation, and natural language processing to academic research problems.

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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 वास्तविक सुविधाएं सृजित करने के उद्देश्य से बनाया जाता है। हालांकि, व्यावहारिक रूप से, इन परियोजनाओं का काफी बड़ा अनुपात अक्सर अपूर्ण रहता है। यह लेख संसद-सदस्‍य स्थानीय क्षेत्र विकास योजना (एमपीएलएडीएस), जोभारत में लोक निर्माण परियोजनाओं के लिए निर्वाचन क्षेत्र विकास निधि है,के अंतर्गत होने वाली परियोजनाओं के अपूर्ण रहने के कारण की जांच करता हैं।

17 January 2020
Governance
Governance

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 the lives of citizens. However, in practice, a significant proportion of projects often remain incomplete. This article examines what drives incomplete projects under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), a constituency development fund for public works projects in India.

08 January 2020
Governance
Governance
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