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International development is big business; OECD estimates over 210 billion USD in concessional development financing was disbursed by members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee in 2013. This course will explore the effectiveness of various kinds of external interventions. This course’s particular focus is on the political economy of aid and ‘big development’ – development interventions as practiced by the World Bank, IMF, and major bilateral donors. This course takes a systems-level perspective, exploring the determinants of aid flows and the effectiveness of aid interventions. While doing so it aims to provide practical content for those interested in the management of development activities – in employment in the world of international aid. In the view of this course, there is much that can be learned about the management and effectiveness of aid from drawing on broader theory. Throughout this course applications to aid draw on broader theory regarding public management and bureaucratic politics, among other disciplines. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>