Today I welcome Ruth Carlitz for a discussion of COVID in authoritarian regimes.
Ruth Carlitz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane University, where she teaches courses on international development and African Politics. Her research focuses primarily on the politics of public goods provision in low-income countries, from the perspectives of both governments and citizens. Her work has been published in World Development, Perspectives on Politics, Public Administration, and other outlets. In addition to her academic research, she has worked on evaluations commissioned by USAID, the International Budget Partnership, DFID, and the World Bank.