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Patching development – Rajesh Veeraraghavan
Patching development – Rajesh Veeraraghavan
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56 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
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Many well-designed development programs do not deliver social benefits effectively, especially to marginalized citizens. While political will and good policy design are vital for a program’s success, they often run into resistance from local power systems. How states react to the local exercise of power that often comes into play at the “last mile” of project implementation appears to be particularly important. Indeed, the extent to which development programs avoid being captured by state or local power systems is key and something that concerns both scholars and practitioners. My guest has studied whether the opening of government records and the use of digital technology provide higher levels of government with better tools to effectively monitor local state action. Rajesh Veeraraghavan is an assistant professor in the Science Technology and International Affairs Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. In a wonderful new book, Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India, Rajesh explores two crucial and interrelated questions: First, how can states best deliver social benefits to marginalized citizens? And second, what role can marginalized citizens and members of civil society play in strengthening systems of accountability? Twitter: @RajeshVeeraaKey highlights:Introduction - 00:52India's ambitious social protection agenda - 05:02Bureaucratic capacity and motivation in the implementation process - 14:08Rights-based development programs and the Right to Information - 20:03The "patching development" concept - 33:45Addressing resistance in development programs - 50:54 Host:Professor Dan Banik, University of Oslo, Twitter: @danbanik @GlobalDevPodApple Google Spotify YouTubeSubscribe: https://globaldevpod.substack.com/https://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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