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Arthur Goldsmith , PhD

  • Associate Dean
  • Telephone: 617-287-7852
  • Office Location: M-5-617

Areas of Expertise

International development, African politics and economics, international business

Degrees

PhD, M.A., Cornell University
MBA, with highest honors, Boston University
MA, BA, cum laude, University of New Hampshire

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Mixed regimes and political violence in Africa.” Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 48, no. 3 (2010).
  • “No country left behind? Performance standards and accountability in US foreign assistance.” Development Policy Review, vol. 28, no. 1 (2009).
  • “Making the world safe for partial democracy?” International Security, vol. 33, no. 2 (2008).
  • “How good must governance be?” In Essential Reading on Conflict. UK Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (CD ROM), March 2008.
  • “Is governance reform a catalyst for development?” Governance, vol. 20, no. 2 (2007): 165-186.
  • "Plebiscites, fiscal policy, and the poor: Learning from U.S. experience with direct democracy.” Development Policy Review, vol. 23, no. 5 (2005): 553-566.
  • “Institutional dualism and international development: A revisionist interpretation of good governance” (with Derick W. Brinkerhoff). Administration and Society, vol. 37, no 2 (2005): 199-224.

Additional Information

Professional Activities

Senior Research Fellow , Harvard University, Robert and Renée Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Program on Intrastate Conflict/Interstate Security Program, , 2004-05.

Senior Fellow, John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs, Center for Democracy and Development, Senior Fellow, 1998—present


Honors

Betty Diener Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003
Distinguished First-Prize Winner, Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize, 2002
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research, 2000
Harvard Institute for International Development, Faculty Associate, 1998—2000
Harvard Institute for International Development, Visiting Scholar, 1997—98
M.B.A. Association Annual Faculty Award, 1987