Development Policy and Practices

Catalog description

Since the Bretton Woods Agreements in 1944, enormous energy has been devoted to generating the right tools for global development policy. Yet, little attention is given to the relationship between these tools, the practice of development and actual outcomes. At best, it is understood as a 'gap' between the theory of development policy and practices. There is no reflection on what the good development policy looks like or what collective learning we have thus far. Informs students on the complexity of policy making and its relationship to development practices through time. Creates an intellectual space to discuss the practices of global development; uses case studies to enhance students' creativity and skill needed in managing and negotiating critical development challenges. Approaches development policy (models, strategies and project design) primarily as a tool to legitimize power relation rather than to orient practice for desired development outcomes.