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This book provides a comprehensive search for the basic political drivers of international development cooperation, based on the policy and performance of the OECD countries from the early 1960s to the present. The author focuses on the stated and implemented policies of the four so-called frontrunners and the Western hegemon, scrutinizing the changing trends in the justifications, objectives and guidelines set for the policy and their evolving performance vis-à-vis the international ODA target. Through extensive research, the work examines predominant world-views, societal value systems and foreign policy traditions, in order to find the policy drivers that vary nation to nation and how development assistance has evolved globally. Olav Stokke is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway. He is the author of The UN and Development (2009).

Development aid. Development cooperation

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This book is the first publication to provide a comprehensive overview about the market, financial instruments and the associated impact assessment for interested practitioners and academics. Specifically, it will introduce the concept of impact investing within the broader field of social finance as well as the relevant actors, present current financing instruments and the various tools to assess the impact of the investing strategy. This useful reference tool will be of interest to academics and researchers in the field of impact investing. Impact investing is a dynamic field that has been recently been discussed as a supplemental funding source for addressing societal problems. The topic has generated significant interest and is presumed to achieve double-digit growth rates for the coming years.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Economics --- economie --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking

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Waterputten slaan, scholen bouwen, zieken verzorgen: jaarlijks stappen vele vrijwilligers en studenten op het vliegtuig om in Afrika, Azië of Zuid-Amerika de handen uit de mouwen te steken en werkervaring op te doen. Fantastisch, of toch niet? Op basis van eigen ervaringen en onderzoek laat Judith van de Kamp de andere kant zien van werken in een ontwikkelingsland. Is die goedbedoelde hulp wel nuttig? Doe je het voor de ander of voor jezelf, en kan dat ook samengaan? Onverbloemd geeft Judith van de Kamp haar kijk op de zin en onzin van kortstondig werk door westerlingen. Ze laat het werkelijke leven in een ontwikkelingsland zien en geeft vele nuttige tips.De derde wereld op je cv is een praktische en kritische gids om van je verblijf een echt onvergetelijke ervaring te maken.

ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- 327 --- Development aid. Development cooperation --- stages --- vrijwilligerswerk --- interculturele communicatie

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In this book, Kevin Duss tackles the well-known problem in the teaching structure of today’s universities that despite the immense potential of formative feedback towards students is not or only insufficiently applied. The author uses existing research and modern technologies to develop a web-based feedback application that enhances both objective and perceived student performance. This work makes a first step towards a design theory for formative feedback applications and gives guidance for their successful implementation. Contents Self-Assessment and Computer-based Assessment Social Comparison Theory Design of Computer-based Feedback Action Design Research Method Target Groups Lecturers and students of education, information technology and psychology Specialists in the field of education and lecturers of large-scale lectures in higher education The Author Kevin Duss completed his Bachelor of Science in Business IT at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and his Master of Arts in Business Innovation at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. His research focuses on information management and educational technology. He currently works as software engineer in the financial industry.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Economics --- Computer. Automation --- computers --- economie

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During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region. As Kenneth Kalu argues, this does not mean that foreign aid has failed; rather, it means that foreign aid in its current form does not have the capacity to procure development or eradicate poverty. This is because since colonialism, the average African state has remained an instrument of exploitation, and economic and political institutions continue to block a majority of citizens from meaningful participation in the economy. Drawing upon case studies of Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria, this book makes the case for redesigning development assistance in order to strike at the root of poverty and transform the African state and its institutions into agents of development.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Afrikaans --- ontwikkelingsbeleid --- economie --- geschiedenis --- politiek --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- armoede --- economische ontwikkelingen --- ontwikkelingspolitiek --- Africa