Mr. Cetric Coates (MPPA student) has published his thoughts of economic development for the City of Jackson, as a guest columnist for the Mississippi's leading newspaper, Clarion-Ledger on December 23, 2015. In his essay ("Can Jackson bounce back?") , he demonstrated his understanding of public policy, and explored his role as a policy scientist for community development. He emphasized the importance of infrastructure building and examined the issue of financing infrastructure projects. He has been conducting his research on infrastructure building for the City of Jackson, by taking PPAD 586/786 Urban problems & non-traditional options in Spring 2015, and PPAD 712 Urban management and urban services in Fall 2015 continuously (Instructor: Dr. Jae-Young Ko). His prior research was presented for the 2015 Spring JSU Public Policy Student Symposium on April 23, 2015. His outstanding research work was recognized as the third place for the MPPA division.
Attached is his essay in PDF (Coates_ Can Jackson bounce back_). Congratulations, Mr. Coates. Job well-done! We are so proud of you!!
