New Directions in Development: A Study of U.S. Aid

ISBN-13: 9780367017903 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 270 str.

Donald R. Mickelwait

Opis

New Directions in Development: A Study of U.S. AID Donald R. Mickelwait, Charles F, Sweet, and Elliott R. Morss In 1973 Congress legislated a fundamental change in U.S. foreign aid policy: rather than provide general assistance to developing nations, the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) would focus on helping the rural poor in those nations. AID commissioned Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), to prepare a strategy for making the change toward "New Directions" in development and then to assist in the design and implementation of a number of projects using the new strategy. The authors describe the bureaucratic and administrative problems that confronted Development Alternatives in this job, giving particular attention to the administrative and bureaucratic barriers within AID itself. They conclude with a set of recommendations for reform that are essential if the agency is to attain its "New Directions" objectives.

Spis treści

Preface -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Twelve Development Projects: Design, Approval, and Implementation -- The Projects, Their Setting, and DAI Involvement -- The Process of Project Design -- The Review/Approval Process -- Organization and Implementation -- Synthesis and Analysis -- Reflections on the Process Approach to Project Development -- Project Design Issues -- The Role of "Experimentation" in Development Projects -- Reflections on Project Organization and Implementation -- Reflections on the Review/Approval Process -- Principal Conclusions and Recommendations -- Principal Conclusions and Recommendations -- Annex A -- Annex B