textbook. Second, choose one of the following topics and then decide on a narrower issue in that topic to write your report.*Political Development—e.g., democratization, state capacity, good governance.*Economic Development—e.g., debt burden, financial crisis, impact of structuraladjustment policy, resource curse.*Ethnic and religious diversity—e.g., separatist movements, ethnic and religious discrimination.*Poverty and gender inequality—e.g., HIV/AIDS endemic, female labor inexport-processing zones, gender discrimination.*Environment—e.g., environmental degradation and economic development.In your report, you need to provide:1. Background information of the issue in question and the problem(s) it manifests. 2. Analysis of the problems—discussing the contributing factors to the problems. These factors have to be a combination of political, social, and economic factors that contribute to the problems. If relevant, an examination into external factors to such problems is also encouraged. You can also look into existing policies that may have adverse effects on the issue as part of the problems. 3. Policy recommendations—offering informed and rational suggestions to the problems. There should be a strong logical connection between your recommendations and the problem(s). You are welcome to refer to successful cases in other countries to support your argument.Evaluation will be based on your ability to provide a cogent, informative, and relevant background discussion, a critical and perceptive analysis of the problem(s), and well-thought and convincing policy recommendations. Good organization, coherence, clarity and persuasiveness are expected in a good paper. You should make reference to at least 7 reputable scholarly sources.
Monday, 4 September 2017
Policy advisor to a developing country government
Policy advisor to a developing country government You are a policy advisor to a government of a developing country of your choice, who are asked to write a report analyzing problems with regard to a development-related issue and to provide the government with policy recommendations. First, choose a country on which you want to do research. You can start by exploring case studies that are discussed in the readings and
textbook. Second, choose one of the following topics and then decide on a narrower issue in that topic to write your report.*Political Development—e.g., democratization, state capacity, good governance.*Economic Development—e.g., debt burden, financial crisis, impact of structuraladjustment policy, resource curse.*Ethnic and religious diversity—e.g., separatist movements, ethnic and religious discrimination.*Poverty and gender inequality—e.g., HIV/AIDS endemic, female labor inexport-processing zones, gender discrimination.*Environment—e.g., environmental degradation and economic development.In your report, you need to provide:1. Background information of the issue in question and the problem(s) it manifests. 2. Analysis of the problems—discussing the contributing factors to the problems. These factors have to be a combination of political, social, and economic factors that contribute to the problems. If relevant, an examination into external factors to such problems is also encouraged. You can also look into existing policies that may have adverse effects on the issue as part of the problems. 3. Policy recommendations—offering informed and rational suggestions to the problems. There should be a strong logical connection between your recommendations and the problem(s). You are welcome to refer to successful cases in other countries to support your argument.Evaluation will be based on your ability to provide a cogent, informative, and relevant background discussion, a critical and perceptive analysis of the problem(s), and well-thought and convincing policy recommendations. Good organization, coherence, clarity and persuasiveness are expected in a good paper. You should make reference to at least 7 reputable scholarly sources.
textbook. Second, choose one of the following topics and then decide on a narrower issue in that topic to write your report.*Political Development—e.g., democratization, state capacity, good governance.*Economic Development—e.g., debt burden, financial crisis, impact of structuraladjustment policy, resource curse.*Ethnic and religious diversity—e.g., separatist movements, ethnic and religious discrimination.*Poverty and gender inequality—e.g., HIV/AIDS endemic, female labor inexport-processing zones, gender discrimination.*Environment—e.g., environmental degradation and economic development.In your report, you need to provide:1. Background information of the issue in question and the problem(s) it manifests. 2. Analysis of the problems—discussing the contributing factors to the problems. These factors have to be a combination of political, social, and economic factors that contribute to the problems. If relevant, an examination into external factors to such problems is also encouraged. You can also look into existing policies that may have adverse effects on the issue as part of the problems. 3. Policy recommendations—offering informed and rational suggestions to the problems. There should be a strong logical connection between your recommendations and the problem(s). You are welcome to refer to successful cases in other countries to support your argument.Evaluation will be based on your ability to provide a cogent, informative, and relevant background discussion, a critical and perceptive analysis of the problem(s), and well-thought and convincing policy recommendations. Good organization, coherence, clarity and persuasiveness are expected in a good paper. You should make reference to at least 7 reputable scholarly sources.
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