Aid, Social Policy and Development

From aid to global development policy

The international community has advanced in reforming the international aid system. Such reform comes at a time when there is a renewed skepticism about aid effectiveness and when the crisis sheds new doubts about the sustainability of donors ́ commitments. At the same time, the international reality has changed as a consequence of the growing heterogeneity of the developing world, the new geogr...

Can Social Media Aid Software Development?

Information technology professionals have been developing systems for over 50 years. Despite this wealth of experience, numerous problems continue to face software developers on the road to a successful implementation. In this paper, the authors examine how the use of social media systems and technologies could aid in the successful implementation of information systems. This is done by reviewi...

Social Policy in Indian Development

Reconsidering the aid relationship: International relations and social development

Recent rhetoric surrounding the contemporary aid relationship between donors and African states is couched in terms of a high level consensus between western and African political leaderships, a central pillar of which is adherence to liberal principles of governance and economic management. The paper argues that an analysis of the nature of this consensus and its prospects requires that we nee...

Cultural Development and Social Development in Iran