A Shock to the System: The Effect of Refugee Crises on Local Government in Developing States

• In Event: JSS 14
  In JSS Session: Refugee Roulette: Experiences of the Displaced

Brief Overview

I propose a theory of the effect of large-scale refugee and international aid influxes on local service provision and the relationship between central and local government using the case studies of Jordan and Lebanon.

Author

• Reva Dhingra, Harvard University