GS211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Industrial Revolution, United States Agency For International Development, Social Evolution
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Gs211 lesson 1: tracing the idea of development (cid:1) Development: creating the conditions for decent, happy, fair, safe, and sustainable livelihoods, opportunities, and environments for people. What the main players do: ngos, governments, nation-states, private sector, un, civil society/communities and grassroots, relationship between donors and receivers, transfer of capital, people, knowledge, goods, and services, to achieve a form of socially change: Social change: better social services (i. e. in health and education) Cultural change: much more implicit but underlying objective to civilize people historically. There are still western-centric values embedded in development projects. Who are the main players: donor agencies: Un, nato, wb, imf: regional banks (also donors): Iadb, african bank for development, asian bank for. National: i. e. development & peace: private charities, philanthropy, national governments, consultancy groups, contracting agencies/private sector, beneficiaries: the people receiving. Don"t all have the same influence or agency on development. Power differentials: i. e. bill gates vs. john smith.
