POL 4170 Politics of Foreign Aid

3 units
Political Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Analysis of issues relating to the politics of international development and foreign aid. Origins, evolution and modes of development assistance. The role and motivations of specific multilateral and bilateral donors. Aid policies and practices. Critiques of aid. (INT)

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: ( POL 2103 or POL 2104 ) and 51 university course units.

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Organized

120 responses

4.04

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strongly agree
38%
agree
44%
disagree
12%
strongly disagree
3%
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Clear Expectations

37 responses

3.30

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strongly agree
32%
agree
22%
neither agree nor disagree
5%
disagree
24%
strongly disagree
16%
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Learned a Lot

120 responses

3.99

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strongly agree
44%
agree
36%
disagree
10%
strongly disagree
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Recommend

83 responses

4.18

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strongly agree
43%
agree
45%
disagree
11%
strongly disagree
1%
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Workload

83 responses

2.55

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very heavy
8%
heavier than average
35%
average
49%
lighter than average
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very light
0%
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Fair Assessments

120 responses

4.15

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strongly agree
45%
agree
37%
disagree
7%
strongly disagree
6%
question not applicable
6%
25%
50%
75%
100%