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JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2018 Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University ROBERTSON HALL PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRINCETON, NJ 08544-1013 JPIA.PRINCETON.EDU The Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is a joint publication of the Association of Professional Schools of In- ternational Affairs (APSIA) and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. It seeks to publish scholarly articles on a diverse range of subjects, covering the areas of international affairs, development studies, and domestic policy. JPIA is an annual publication that accepts submissions from any advanced student at an APSIA institution. Submissions are reviewed in a blind screening process by an editorial board comprised of students at Princeton University and contributing editors from other APSIA schools. Subscrip- tion or copy requests may be sent to [email protected] or JPIA, Robertson Hall, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1013. Copyright © 2018, the Trustees of Princeton University 1. World Politics—Periodicals. 2. International Relations—Periodicals. 3. Policy sciences— Periodicals. I. Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs. II. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. III. Title: JPIA. ISSN: 1070-521x CONTENTS Letter from the Editors 5 Articles 1 Enhancing Policy Coordination to Expand Rural Electricity Access in Myanmar 6 Collin Smith and Yi Xu, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University 2 Revolutionizing Integrated Solid Waste Management in Punjab, Pakistan 28 Amn Nasir, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Sameer Anwar, Delivery Associates Saim Rashid, Special Monitoring Unit, Government of the Punjab Muqueet Shahzad, Special Monitoring Unit, Government of the Punjab 3 Accountability and Ownership in Brazil’s Development Cooperation: The Case of ProSavana in Mozambique 45 Claudia Horn, London School of Economics and Political Science 4 Air Pollution at the U.S.–Mexico Border: Strengthening the Framework for Bilateral Cooperation 64 Lauren Eades, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University 5 The Great Canadian Oligopoly: A Comparative Approach to Controlling the Shadow Banking Industry 80 William O’Connell, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University 6 Public Sector Isolation: Labor Market Divisions in Jordan 94 Caper Gooden, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University 7 Undermining the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): A Legal Analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) 113 Paige KW Gasser, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University 8 Disentangling Lebanon from Regional Wars: Re-thinking Hezbollah 132 Laurie Georges, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva 9 The Missegregation of the Twin Cities: How the Minnesota Land Use Planning Act of 1976 Failed to Stably Integrate the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area 152 Seleeke Flingai, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University 10 The Only Way to Get Out is to Die: Mental Health, Public Safety, and Legal Implications of Sex Offender Civil Commitment in Texas 169 Erika Parks, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Sam Kanson-Benanav Andi Zhou CONTRIBUTING EDITORS American University – University of California, Berkeley – Goldman School of International Service School of Public Policy Wendy Atieno Joseph Monardo Valentine Gilson Henriette Ruhrmann Shannon McNaught University of Chicago – Carleton University – Harris School of Public Policy Norman Paterson School of International Colette Ashley Affairs Steven Walker Dani Belo University of California, San Diego – School Columbia University – School of of Global Policy and Strategy International and Public Affairs Savitri Arvey Ayesha Amin Alicia Krueger Zinnia Bukhari University of Michigan – Graduate Institute of International and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Development Studies, Geneva Jack Cumming Abdurrahman Umut Yüksel Kristina Kaupa London School of University of Southern California Economics and Political Science Brooke Adams Felix Keser Mary Reader Yale University – Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Tufts University – Darya Smirnova Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Russell Hathaway Tawni Sasaki PRINCETON UNIVERITY STAFF Contributing Editors Margo Berends Joelle Gamble Managing Editor Varsha Gandikota Associate Editors Matthew Appleton, Christopher Crawford, Isabel DoCampo, Anita Gupta, Grace Jackson, Ryan Kuo, Patrick McDonnell, Anna Twum Assistant Editors Alejandro Abisambra, Somya Bajaj, Hélène Benveniste, Elijah Kimani, Anurag Kumar, Amn Nasir, Michelle Nedashkovskaya, Aparna Ray, Macklin Scheldrup, Karen Scott, María Francisca Vidal Letter from the Editors These are critical times for those who work to further the public interest. Across the globe, divisions and distrust erode the clarity required to tackle the great challenges of our day. Those who advocate for truth find themselves under attack from those who fear what they might lose if the status quo is changed. There is exceptional need today for powerful voices speaking on behalf of sound policy. The 10 articles in this 29th edition of the Journal of Public and International Affairs all reflect a dogged determination among young policy professionals around the world to press ahead in spite of the headwinds. These pages contain fresh ideas on electrifying rural Myanmar, reforming the U.S. banking system, strengthen- ing the Jordanian labor market, and preventing recidivism among convicted sex offenders in Texas, to name just a few. The JPIA was born from the conviction that graduate students have a unique and invaluable voice in key policy debates. The authors of these articles, together with the 45 editors from 13 graduate pro- grams around the world who selected and reviewed them, will shape the future of economic, international, domestic, and development policy in the decades to come. We strive continually, especially at this moment, to amplify their voices. We thank Princeton University and the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs for their generous financial support, which makes this publica- tion possible. We are grateful to Associate Director of Finance and Administration Jeffrey Oakman and the rest of the Woodrow Wilson School Graduate Program Office staff for their instrumental role in bringing this journal to fruition. Leona Rosso-Dzugan’s masterful layout and design work has become a signature of the journal and we are thankful to be able to return to her year after year. Finally, we thank the incoming JPIA leadership team, Contributing Editors Margo Berends and Joelle Gamble and Managing Editor Varsha Gandikota, for the tireless work they put into this year’s journal. We cannot have left the journal in safer hands. Sam Kanson-Benanav and Andi Zhou Editors-in-Chief 6 7 1 ENHANCING POLICY COORDINATION TO EXPAND RURAL ELECTRICITY ACCESS IN MYANMAR Collin Smith and Yi Xu1 Contributing Authors: Lisa Jenkins, Fujia Zhang, Ashley Thomson, Tisura Gamage, Samantha Power, Keji Mao, Sara Eisemann, Grace Hearty, and Kerry Read INTRODUCTION Myanmar, the largest nation of mainland Southeast Asia, is undergoing a major political and economic transition that has much of the world watching. After over a half-century of military dictatorship, the 2015 national election catapulted Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party into power. This election ushered in a wave of optimism, both inside Myanmar and in the foreign community, that the nation would enter a new era of economic growth and political openness. Although the country’s economy has indeed seen significant growth since this election, several areas of development within Myanmar still present substantial challenges that will require a concerted effort by stakeholders to overcome. Collin Smith is currently a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where his research is focused on electricity regulation and renew- able energy integration. He can be reached at [email protected]. Yi Xu is a 2017 graduate from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and currently is a consultant at the World Bank Group Energy Global Practices. She can be reached at [email protected]. Yi and Collin would like to thank their contributing authors, their professor advisor John Banks, and the numerous experts and professionals who provided their time and insights to make this paper possible. 6 7 One of these areas is the provision of electricity. Currently, just 30 percent of households in Myanmar are estimated to be connected to the national grid (Dobozi et al. 2016, 4). Moreover, the power supply is un- stable, making blackouts a frequent occurrence. Although the government of Myanmar remains committed to increasing electricity access within the country (Nitta 2017), Myanmar’s mountainous geography and low population density complicate expansion of the main electricity grid. For many villages in Myanmar, it costs more to build power infrastructure than the electric utility can make back in sales, prompting underinvestment in many rural communities. Even when the grid is relatively close by, the cost