Alisha Holland
Gates Professor of Developing Societies
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Profile
Alisha C. Holland studies the comparative political economy of development with a focus on Latin America. Her first book, Forbearance as Redistribution: The Politics of Informal Welfare in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2017), examines the politics of law enforcement against the poor. She is working on a new book on the institutional determinants and challenges of infrastructure investment in Latin America. Prior to joining the faculty, she was an assistant professor in the Politics Department at Princeton University and a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.
Contact
Email: aholland@fas.harvard.edu
Additional Website: https://www.alishaholland.com/about/
Expertise
Adaptation, Environmental law and policy, International & global affairs, International development, Political economy, Politics, Urban planning.
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Outside Professional Activities
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Academia Sinica
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Institute for Training and Development
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REPAL (Red de Economía Política de America Latina)
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University of Pittsburgh
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US Government
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The Salata institute
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