I strävan efter en bättre värld
En idéanalys av två synsätt på utveckling och internationellt utvecklingssamarbete.
BiståndGemensamt ansvar-Sveriges politik för global utvecklingInternationellt utvecklingssamarbetePGUUtvecklingWilliam Easterly
The aim of this dissertation is to examine and compare William Easterly?s and PGU?s (Shared Responsibility: Sweden's Policy for Global Development) different views on development and international development cooperation. The methodological approach chosen in this study is an analysis of ideas based on the following questions:1. Which principles should be applied to development and international development cooperation?2. Which are the central actors in development and international development cooperation and what should their roles be in the development process?3. Between which levels in society should the international development cooperation take place?The result shows that Easterly and PGU agree that the receiving society should be responsible for the development process and that the poor are important actors in this process. In spite of their common view on the importance of national ownership their strategies and views on development and international development cooperation differ from one another. The main differences are based on their different views on how social changes should be done. Easterly suggests a piecemeal social engineering in contrast to PGU who suggests a holistic social engineering.