11.471 Political Economy of Development Projects: Targeting the Poor, Fall 2007
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Author(s)
Tendler, Judith
Alternative Title
Political Economy of Development Projects: Targeting the Poor
Date Issued
December 2007
Abstract
This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to reduce poverty and unemployment in developing countries through directly income-generating activities and employment. Topics covered are (1) employment and local economic development, particularly as related to the informal sector, small and medium enterprises, and workers; (2) the political economy of local economic-development initiatives; (3) lessons from policy and implementation experiences; (4) worker conditions, standards, and rights; and (5) associations among small (and often medium) firms, and among workers. The course links these approaches to the broader literature on poverty reduction, economic development, politics, and the reform of government. It discusses the types of initiatives, tasks, and environments that are most conducive to equitable outcomes, and emphasizes throughout the understandings gained about why certain initiatives work and others do not.
Subjects
public sector
policies
programs
projects
poverty
unemployment
developing countries
local economic development
informal sector
small enterprises
political economy
local economic development initiatives
implementation
worker conditions
associations
government reform
poverty reduction
equitable outcomes
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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