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David Jackson (born 1962) is a British development economist, urbanist and United Nations official.[1] He is the son of Helen Jackson (former Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough) and Keith Jackson (former Principal, Fircroft College and Senior Tutor, Northern College).
Career
[edit]Jackson was associated with Coin Street Community Builders and the Waterloo Community Development Group (WCDG).[2] He represented the Group in 1988 at the County Hall public inquiry and at the Parliamentary hearings on the Channel Tunnel Rail Terminal at Waterloo Station. Mr Jackson co-designed the 1991 plans for Jubilee Gardens along the River Thames which received planning permission and contributed to the preservation of the site for public use.
In Mozambique, Jackson supported the Ministry of Planning and Finance to create the system for local infrastructure investment following the 1994 Peace Agreement, initially testing this in Nampula province. The initiative is cited as contributing to post war reconciliation. [3]
From 2001 Jackson managed a consultancy company in London specializing in international development[4]
In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and 2005 Aceh Peace Agreement, Jackson became decentralization advisor to the United Nations in Indonesia where he designed the Aceh Government Transformation Programme which was credited with peacefully integrating former combatants into the provincial government and stimulating economic recovery. [5]
Jackson joined the United Nations Capital Development Fund in 2009, first as Head of Asia and Pacific Office and then as Director of Local Development Finance. In this capacity he supports countries build systems and multi country mechanisms that deploy development finance through local governments.[6] Jackson advocates that "Local Government Finance is Development Finance."[7]
Jackson has published widely in the field of local government finance.[8]
Ultra Vires controversy
[edit]Whilst at London School of Economics Jackson was elected sabbatical General Secretary of London School of Economics Student Union in a by-election. In 1984, the Union had passed a resolution supporting the National Union of Mineworkers which called for a payment to families of those on strike. Lucas resigned claiming that such a payment would be 'ultra vires' and sought to resolve the issue by immediately seeking re-election. This was one of many cases of the time that tested the legality of political donations by student unions.[13] David Jackson succeeded Edward Lucas as General Secretary, declaring "We've won this election after one week's campaigning, these miners have been fighting for their jobs for eight months, now we can give them the support we voted for and they deserve...".[14] In a subsequent interview Jackson stated that an illegal payment would not be honoured by the bank and that every legal avenue must be explored. The issue was eventually resolved through a benefit concert whose proceeds were donated to miners' families.[15] The issue of student union payments to mineworkers' families was referenced by MP ?? in the 199? parliamentary debate on reform of Student Union finance.
Education
[edit]London School of Economics B.Sc. (1986)[9]
University of East Anglia M.Sc. (1987)
References
[edit]- ^ https://citylab.bloomberg.org/people/david-jackson/
- ^ Michael Ball (2019): Obituary of Margaret Mellor: Waterloo Community Development Group: http://www.wcdg.org.uk/home/margaret-mellor
- ^ James Manor (2007): Aid that works, successful development in fragile states: World Bank https://www.academia.edu/58709436/Aid_that_works_successful_development_in_fragile_states
- ^ https://david-jackson.blogspot.com/ Link to company blog
- ^ Ben Hillman (2011): The policy-making dimension of post-conflict governance: the experience of Aceh, Indonesia, Conflict, Security & Development, 11:5, 533-553 https://crawford.anu.edu.au/pdf/staff/ben_hillman/2013/The-Policymaking-Dimension-of-Post-conflict-governance.pdf
- ^ UNCDF (2021): Mobilizing capital for local development funds: A longitudinal case study in leveraging millions to billions: Documentation from 10 countries https://www.rfilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Leverage-Report-Final.pdf
- ^ David Jackson: Analysis and Investment Agenda for a Liveable Healthy Planet, in David Jackson (ed.) (2022): Local Government Finance is Development Finance: UNCDF New York
- ^ https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C33&q=%22david+jackson%22+uncdf&oq=
- ^ The Beaver (1985): London School of Economics Student Union https://lse-atom.arkivum.net/uploads/r/lse-institutional-archives/c/3/7/c3766265c835cd550a0e2ce2c70a22f6e339bcd2a03b3709b9a634555ee19d9e/c35db005-e656-40fb-9c99-0226469cb90b-UKLSE_DL1_BE01_001_001_0282_0001.2d10b2b2-af87-4c3d-9d9b-d9ca19a9b1de.pdf