| Wk 1 |
Self introductions
Case Studies
Considering Theories and Approaches – what are they and can we use
them?
Reading
Sachs, W. (ed), 1992. The Development Dictionary, Zed Books, London.
Try to skim over at least ‘Introduction’ by the editor, and ‘Development’ by Gustavo Esteva; don’t be discouraged though, these are stinging critiques!
| Wk 2 “Run Before You Get Shot Down” (Nepal) |
Sending a volunteer into the field, we will consider:
Social, Cultural and Gender Conflicts
Conflict management
Promoting Participation
Preparing volunteers
Donor-recipient perspectives
Reading
| Sachs, W. (ed), 1992. | The Development Dictionary, Zed Books, London. (Especially the
chapter ‘Participation’ by Majid Rahnema.)
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| United Nations Development Program, 1997. | UNDP Guidebook on Participation, UNDP,
http://www.undp.org/
csopp/paguide.htm. (6.23.00) |
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| Wk 3 “Mchelian Agricultural Project” (Tanzania) |
Evaluating a project using specific criteria, such as:
Effectiveness
Impact
Relevance
Efficiency
Sustainability
Reading
| FASID, 1994. | Evaluation Based on the PCM Method, Fasid, Tokyo. |
| Sachs, W. (ed), 1992. | The Development Dictionary, Zed Books, London. (Especially ‘Planning’ by Arturo Escobar.) |
| Wk 4 “The Long and Winding Road” (Bangladesh) |
Good intentions are necessary, but not sufficient. Consider:
Project Planning
Setting Objectives
Identifying beneficiaries
Cultural and Gender Differences
Reading
| Mercer, C., 1999. | ‘Who wants to be empowered?: local perspectives on participatory development from Tanzania’, ID21 Development Research Reporting Service http://www.id21.org/ (6.21.00) |
| Sachs, W. (ed), 1992. | The Development Dictionary, Zed Books, London. (Especially ‘Helping’ by Marianne Gronemeyer.) |
| Wk 5
“Public Health Care for Whom?: the revolving drug fund (RDF) (Vietnam)” |
Among the dilemmas facing a consultant on a UN program, we may consider:
Market forces
Dual Economies
Roles of Consultants
Poverty
Health planning
Reading
| Dujardin, B, | 1994. ‘Health as a Human Right: the challenge for developing countries’,
Social Science and Medicine, 39, 9:1261-1274.
1998. ‘Centralized purchasing of essential drugs, a priority for the health care systems of developing countries’ (Summary only) http://www.aupelf-uref.org/REVUES/Sante/3.98/syn1su.htm |
| HOLIDAY |
| Wk6 Quiz and Review/Video - Hell in the Pacific. |
There will be no presentation this week. Instead, in the first session there will be a short quiz to recapitulate what we have covered, as well as opportunities to discuss and debate issues that have arisen in the cases and your research.
Then, for the second session, we will discuss the video “Hell in the Pacific”. We will focus on Bougainville and the conflict between the People of Bougainville, the PNG Government, and CRA Mining. Please watch the video before class, and consider the issues critically as you have done in the case studies. In particular:
Identifying Stakeholders
Participation
Natural Resource Management
Social, Ethnic and Cultural Conflict
Security Approach to Development
| Wk 7 "The Unhealthiness of the Health Planning Mission (Ghana)" |
Planning
Decision Making
Assessment and Monitoring
Human Resource Development
SWOT
Reading
| Sachs, W. (ed), 1992. | The Development Dictionary, Zed Books, London. (Look over the chapter ‘Planning’ by Arturo Escobar) |
| Wk 8 "Treat or Retreat? - Coordinating Education Aid (Sub-Saharan Africa)" |
Coordination
Program Design
ODA priorities
Challenges in Education Development
Reading
| Cassen, R (ed), 1993. | Does Aid Work?, OUP. |