Target Audience: Aid Agencies; Foundations; International Development Organizations
The sudden demise of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is giving us all time to rethink and reframe development. Fortunately, we don’t have to start from scratch. Many people have been offering alternatives for years.
This 2024 video podcast, from The Development Hub’s podcast “The Power Shift: Decolonizing Development,” is a bit nerdy. Here are my takeaways:
- It’s important to consider HOW development is done. Dignity and accountability matter more than ticking monitoring boxes.
- Development is an ongoing process. Few, if any countries are fully developed. We can all learn from each other.
- More aid does not equal less poverty.
Global Public Investment is a new topic to me. The term “comprises three universal principles, reflecting a more horizontal approach to addressing the world’s challenges. No more top-down decision-making; no more patronizing donor-recipient narratives. It’s time for all countries to work together.” The concept makes the case that international public finance has a critical role to play in tackling the climate emergency, preparing for the next pandemic, and financing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more on this topic
2024 – Global Solidarity Report 2024
2023 – Global Solidarity Report 2023
2023 – Better Money, More Money: Unlocking Global Public Investment
2021 – The dignity report: Three years of research on dignity and international development
2021 – Damluji, Hassan The Responsible Globalist
2020 – Glennie, Jonathan The Future of Aid: Global Public Investment
2012 – Anderson, Mary B., Dayna Brown, and Isabella Jean Time to Listen: Hearing People on the Receiving End of International Aid
2010 – Glennie, Jonathan The Trouble with Aid: Why Less Could Mean More for Africa
2000 – Sen, Amartya Development as Freedom
