SemesterFall Semester, 2020
DepartmentInternational Master's Program in International Studies, First Year International Master's Program in International Studies, Second Year
Course NameSeminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade
InstructorLEE PAI-PO
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
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Course Objective
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Part I Major themes




  1. Overview of International Development Cooperation

  2. Motives and Aid Strategies

  3. A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economics through Sustainable Development

  4. Financing for Development

  5. Aid Effectiveness

  6. Official Bilateral Assistance

  7. Multilateral Aid

  8. The Role of NGOs in Development Cooperation



Midterm Examination



Part II Aid instruments




  1. Managing Development Projects and Programs

  2. Financial Aid Delivery

  3. Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Assistance

  4. Making Better Use of Data for Development Cooperations

  5. Governance and Development

  6. The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning

  7. The State of Food Security in the World

  8. Investing in Climate, Investing in Growth: A Decisive Transition for Growth and Climate

  9. Conflict and Peace

  10. Aid for Trade and Development

  11. Does Gender Discrimination in Social Institutions Matter for Long-term Growth? Cross-country Evidence

  12. Partnerships to Enhance Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development

  13. The Future of Rural Youth in Developing countries

  14. The Development Dimension: Private Philanthropy for Development


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Requirement/Grading

Examinations:



The Midterm and Final examination will conduct by written report and PowerPoint presentation.



Grading:



Class performance                   40%



Midterm examine                    30%



Final examine                          30%


Textbook & Reference

  1. Finn Tarp (ed). (2000). Foreign Aid and Development-Lessons Learnt and Directions for the Future. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

  2. Ashok Chakravarti (2005). Aid, Institutions and Development—New Approaches to Growth, Governance and Poverty. Edward Elgar.

  3. John Degnbol-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003). Aid: Understanding International Development Cooperation. Zed Books Ltd.

  4. Robert Picciotto and Eduardo Wiesner (1998). Evaluation & Development-The Institutional Dimension. The World Bank.

  5. DAC Guidelines and Reference Series-Managing Aid: Practices of DAC Member Countries. OECD (2005).

  6. OECD. (2019). Development Cooperation 2019.


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