21035 Managing International Aid and Development

Subject level: Postgraduate

Handbook description

Global and international aid organisations continue to attempt to meet multiplying need with inadequate resources. Sound, relevant and empathetic management practices must be followed and promoted in aid and development programs both at international and local community level to ensure the continuity of aid funds. Many with management responsibilities in international aid organisations, both large and small, have recognised the need to become better trained and equipped to meet the greatly increased demands and stakeholder expectations. This subject is intended to provide a basis grounding in aid policy and practice.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Identify the dimensions of international poverty and describe the theories developed to explain such poverty.
2. Analyse the roles and interrelationships between major relevant international, government and civil society organisations and frameworks.
3. Assess the impact of alternative broad programs of aid and development.
4. Analyse the major steps and tasks in aid and development projects.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of a nominated project.

Contribution to graduate profile

This subject builds upon course core subjects in functional areas of Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management to analyse the broad current environment of international aid and development and to explore the tasks and competencies involved in managing an international aid and development project.

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject will combine lectures, tutorials and workshops.

Content

• Assessing the Need – Global Distribution of Wealth and Income
• International Trade and Aid – Winners and losers
• Social and Distributional Justice - Relationship to Poverty
• Major Global Players – UN, IMF, WTO, Non-Profit Organisations
• International Advocacy and the Global Agenda for Development
• Stakeholder Analysis and Expectations/Demands of Donors
• Philosophies, Theories and Approaches to Aid and Development
• Local Governance and Development
• Need Assessment, Project Assessment
• Project Planning and Implementation
• Project Evaluation and Promotion.

Assessment

Recommended text(s)

Edwards, M (1999), Future Positive: International Cooperation in the 21st Century. Londao: Earthscan.

World Bank (1998), Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why. New York: Oxford University Press.

Indicative references

Andrews, D (1996), Building a better World. Albatross

Broughton et al, (1997), Bridging the Gap : A guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Development Projects. ACFOA.

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Bryson, J (1988), Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Burnell, P (1997), Foreign Aid in a Changing World.Buckingham: Open University Press.

Caufield, C (1997), Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations. London: Macmillan.

Cho, G (1995), Aid and Global Interdependence. London: Routledge.

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Duncan, M (1990), A Journey in Development. World Vision of Australia.

Eade, D (1997(, Capacity Building: An approach to people-centred development. London: Oxfam.

Edwards, M and Fowler, A eds., (2002), TheEarthscan Reader on NGO Management.

London: Earthscan.

Fowler, A (1997), Striking a Balance: A Guide to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations in International Development. London: Earthscan.

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Koteen, J (1991), Strategic Management in Public and Non-Profit Organizations. New York; Praeger.

Korten, D (1995), When Corporations Rule the World. London: Earthscan

Madely, J (1991), When Aid is no Help: How projects fail, and how the could succeed. Intermediate Technology.

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Myers, BL (1999), Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of transformational Development. New York: Orbis.

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Weaver, J et al (1997), Achieving Broad-Based Sustainable development: Governance, Environment and Growth with Equity. WVA.