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What Works: Promising Practices in International Development (FutureLearn)

Offered by University of Oslo,

Explore promising strategies in international aid related to agriculture, public health, institutions and poverty reduction. Can the case be made for a more optimistic outlook on international development?

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Researchers from the University of Oslo and Stanford University, together with colleagues from Malawi and China, will examine interventions critically, while exploring how successful development strategies can be deployed in a range of international contexts.
What topics will you cover?

Core concepts in development theory
Poverty reduction and income inequality
Food security and agriculture
Global governance and international cooperation
Human rights and development
Good governance, rule of law and state building
Public participation and civil society
Successful cases of national and international development initiatives

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

Gain ability to examine interventions critically, while recognizing how successful development strategies can be applied in a broad range of international contexts
Explore how to better understand what works, how and why in relation to global and national development programmes and anti-poverty interventions
Reflect on the impact of specific development programmes and projects at reducing poverty

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