McGILL-CONCORDIA-HEC-UQÀM
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COURSE OUTLINE
JOINT DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT
McGill-Concordia-HEC-UQÀM
MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
-- ADM 9330 GR. 10
Autumn 2011
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Professor: Martin DeWaele, Ph.D. (Berkeley)
Phone: (514) 987-3000, ext. 4873
Office: R-3655
N.B.:
NO EMAIL PLEASE – PAS DE COURRIEL SVP.
Management in developing countries – Professor Martin DeWaele
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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This seminar focuses on the planning and management of development, with special emphasis on
the so-called developing nations. The course provides an in-depth examination of the bases and
fundamental issues of development and progress, both from the viewpoint of individual human
growth and freedom and from the viewpoint of human groups and organizations. Topics include
the nature, challenges, and phenomenology of development; management of development; the
ethics, goals, and strategies of development; planning and anti-planning; management of
economic and social development; management of human resources development and education;
and the philosophy and practice of evaluating management in development. The course is
interdisciplinary in character and draws on a great variety of disciplines such as economics,
management science, biology, psychology, psychoanalysis, anthropology, theology, and
philosophy.
Specifically, the objectives of the seminar are:
To broaden and deepen students' understanding of the meaning of development and the
management of development;
To provide a comparative analysis of the nature and forms of development and progress;
To introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of development and development
management;
To increase the capacity of students to generate knowledge about development and its
management and to formulate development problems as management problems;
To analyse and compare a variety of management modalities, as well as the assumptions and
consequences of these modalities in concrete development situations.
Evaluation
Evaluation is based on an assessment of students' understanding of assigned readings via class
participation, presentations and discussions, and on the submission of a paper which comprises a
theoretical and applied component (length and other specifications and details to be determined).
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SCHEDULE
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N.B.: Available readings may be assigned on the basis of student interest and background. As
the course develops, with new ideas and interests emerging, the course content and reading list
could be subjected to change. There also could be minor changes in the session titles and their
order.
Session 1
INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES, METHODS, LOGISTICS
Session 2, 3
NATURE, CHALLENGES, AND PHENOMENOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT
Readings:
Chambers, R., The challenge to change, Chapter 1 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First
Last, p. 1-14. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1997.
Ingham, B., The meaning of development: Interactions between "new" and "old" ideas,
World Development 21(11), p. 1803-1821.
Isbister, J., A world of poverty, Chapter 2 in J. Isbister, Promises Not Kept: The Betrayal of
Social Change in the Third World, p. 7-31. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian, 1991.
Narayan, D., The definitions of poverty, Chapter 2 in Can Anyone Hear Us: Voices of the Poor,
Volume I, p. 26-64. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
Narayan, D., State institutions, Chapter 3 in Can Anyone Hear Us: Voices of the Poor, Volume I,
p. 65-100. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
Narayan, D., Civil society institutions, Chapter 4 in Can Anyone Hear Us: Voices of the Poor,
Volume I, p. 101-134. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
Narayan, D., Changing gender relations in the household, Chapter 5 in Can Anyone Hear Us:
Voices of the Poor, Volume I, p. 135-1735. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
Narayan, D., Social fragmentation, Chapter 6 in Can Anyone Hear Us: Voices of the Poor,
Volume I, p. 174-215. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
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Narayan, D., Conclusions, Chapter 7 in Can Anyone Hear Us: Voices of the Poor, Volume I, p.
216-230. Washington, World Bank, 1999.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., Perspectives of the poor: A critical
overview, Chapter 1 in Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 6-10.
Washington, World Bank, 2000.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., Wellbeing and illbeing: The good and the
bad life, Chapter 2 in Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 11-34.
Washington, World Bank, 2000.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., The struggle for livelihoods, Chapter 3 in
Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 35-54. Washington, World Bank,
2000.
Streeten, P., Why interdisciplinary studies? In D. C. Pitt (Ed.), Development from Below:
Anthropologists and Development Situations, p.145-149. Paris: Mouton, 1976.
Session 4, 5
CONCEPTUALIZING DEVELOPMENT: IDEAS OF DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND OVERDEVELOPMENT
Readings:
Boulding, K. E., Development as evolution towards human betterment, Chapter 19 in Towards a
New Economics, p. 247-288. Aldershot, UK: Edward Elgar, 1992.
Churchman, C. W., The idea of progress, Chapter 4 in Challenge to Reason, p. 46-65. New
York: McGrawHill, 1968.
Esteva, G., Development, in W. Sachs (Ed.), The Development Dictionary, p. 7-25. London: Zed
Books.
Frankel, C., "Progress, the idea of", in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Volume 6,
p. 483-487. New York: Macmillan and Free Press, 1967.
Harrison, L., Underdevelopment is a state of mind, Chapter 14 in M. A. Seligson & J. T. PasseSmith (Eds.), Development & Underdevelopment: The Political Economy of Inequality, p. 173181, 1993.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., Anxiety, fear and insecurity, Chapter 8 in
Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 126-156. Washington, World Bank,
2000.
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Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., Poor people evaluate institutions, Chapter
9 in Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 157-177. Washington, World
Bank, 2000.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., Powerlessness: The many-stranded web
Chapter 10 in Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 178-197. Washington,
World Bank, 2000.
Meadows, D. L., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J. Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse,
Envisioning a Sustainable Future. Post Mills, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 1992 (Selected
chapters).
Meadows, et. al. The Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the
Predicament of Mankind. New York: Universe Books, 1974 (Selected chapters).
Pitt, D. C., Development from Below, in Development from Below: Anthropologists and
Development Situations, p. 7-19. Paris: Mouton, 1976.
Rotenstreich, N., The idea of historical progress and its assumptions, History and Theory, 10,
p. 197-221.
Session 6, 7
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
Readings:
Churchman, C. W., The challenge of improvement, Chapter 1, in Challenge to Reason,
p. 1-16. New York: McGrawHill, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., The myth of management, Chapter 2 in Challenge to Reason, p. 17-29. New
York: McGrawHill, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., The quality of science, Chapter 3 in Challenge to Reason, p. 30-45. New
York: McGrawHill, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., The role of the well-informed public, Chapter 5 in Challenge to Reason,
p. 66-80. New York: McGrawHill, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., In praise of reason, Chapter 6 in Challenge to Reason, p. 81-91. New York:
McGrawHill, 1968.
Clayton, A. M .H. & Radcliffe, N. J., Complex adaptive systems, Chapter 3 in Sustainability: A
Systems Approach, p. 28-48. London, UK: Earthscan Publications, 1996.
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Clayton, A. M .H. & Radcliffe, N. J., A systems approach to managing sustainability,
Chapter 13 in Sustainability: A Systems Approach, p. 184-194. London, UK: Earthscan
Publications, 1996.
Esman, M. J., State, society and development, Chapter 1 in Management Dimensions of
Development, p. 5-25/161-168. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press, 1991.
Narayan, D., Chambers, R., Shah, M. K., Petesch, P., A call to action: The challenge to change,
Chapter 11 in Crying Out for Change: Voices of the Poor, Volume II, p. 198-218. Washington,
World Bank, 2000.
Session 8
PLANNING FOR A LEARNING CAPACITY
Readings:
Bagadion, B. U. & Korten, F. F., Developing irrigator's organizations: A learning process
approach, Chapter 3 in M. M. Cernia (Ed.), Putting People First: Sociological Variables in
Rural Development, p. 73-112. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985 (Published for the
World Bank).
Chambers, R., Learning to learn, Chapter 6 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last, p.
102-129. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1997.
Chambers, R., What works and why, Chapter 7 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last,
p. 130-161. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1997.
Chambers, R., Normal error, Chapter 2 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last, p. 1532. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1997.
Knowles, M. S., The leader looks at the learning climate, in G. L. Lippitt, L. E. This & R.
G. Bidwell, Jr. Optimizing Human Resources: Readings in Individual and Organization
Development, p. 69-77. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1971.
Reilly, C. A., Who learns what, when, how? Development agencies and project monitoring,
Chapter 2 in W. Derman & S. Whiteford, Social Impact Analysis and Development Planning in
the Third World, p. 32-49. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1985.
Schmidt, W.H., Transforming knowledge into impact - Some thoughts on the teaching-learning
process. In G. L. Lippitt, et.al., p. 78-83, 1971.
Senge, P. , Personal mastery, Chapter 9 in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the
Learning Organization, p. 139-173. New York: Doubleday Currency, 1994.
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Senge, P., The leader's new work, Chapter 18 in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the
Learning Organization, p. 339-362. New York: Doubleday Currency, 1994.
van der Zee, H., Designing the learning organization: Building learning abilities into
organizations, Chapter 15 in M. Jones & P. Mann (Eds.), HRD: International Perspectives on
Development and Learning, p. 207-228. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian, 1992.
Session 9, 10
ETHICS OF MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT:
DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES
Readings:
Chambers, R., Professional realities, Chapter 3 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last,
p. 33-55. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1997.
Churchman, C. W., Management information systems, Chapter 7 in The Systems Approach, p.
104-125. New York: Dell, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., An illustration, Chapter 8 in The Systems Approach, p. 126-133. New York:
Dell, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., Time, Chapter 9 in The Systems Approach, p. 137-145. New York: Dell,
1968.
Churchman, C. W., Planning, Chapter 10 in The Systems Approach, p. 146-176. New York: Dell,
1968.
Churchman, C. W., Values, Chapter 11 in The Systems Approach, p. 179-198. New York: Dell,
1968.
Churchman, C. W., Behavior, Chapter 12 in The Systems Approach, p. 199-214. New York:
Dell, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., Anti-planning, Chapter 13 in The Systems Approach, p. 215-226. New York:
Dell, 1968.
Churchman, C. W., Conclusion, Chapter 14 in The Systems Approach, p. 227-232. New York:
Dell, 1968.
Emmerji, L., Basic needs and employment-oriented strategies reconsidered, in S. Amin (Ed.),
Human Resources, Employment and Development, Volume 5: Developing Countries,
p. 147-169. London: Macmillan Press, 1984.
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Kurien, C. T., Goals of development in India, Chapter 3 in Poverty and Development,
p. 47-62. Bangalore, India: C.I.S.R.S., 1974.
Nyerere, J., Self-reliant and people-centered development: The national dimension, Chapter 3 in
The Challenge to the South: The Report of the South Commission (J. Nyerere, Chairman), p. 79141. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Sen, A., Poverty and Affluence, Chapter 7 in Inequality Reexamined, p. 102-116. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.
Streeten, P., Basic needs: Some unsettled questions, Chapter 2 in K. Aman (Ed.), Ethical
Principles for Development: Needs, Capacities or Rights?, p. 24-34. Upper Montclair, NJ: The
Institute for Critical Thinking.
Session 11, 12
MANAGING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Readings:
Amin, S., Introduction, in S. Amin (Ed.), Human Resources, Employment and Development,
Volume 5 - Developing Countries, p. vii-xxiii. London: Macmillan Press, 1984.
Chambers, R., Poor people's realities: Local, complex, diverse, dynamic and unpredictable,
Chapter 8 in Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last, p. 162-187. London: Intermediate
Technology Publications, 1997.
Ilchman, W. F. & Uphoff, N. T., Why political economy? Chapter 1 in The Political Economy of
Change, p. 3-25. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971.
Ilchman, W. F. & Uphoff, N. T., The new political economy, Chapter 2 in The Political
Economy of Change, p. 26-48. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971.
Isbister, J., Into the future, Chapter 8 in Promises Not Kept: The Betrayal of Social Change in the
Third World, p. 216-227. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian, 1991.
Morawetz, D., The gap between rich and poor countries, in Twenty-Five Years of Economic
Development 1950-1975, p. 26-30. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977 (Published
for the World Bank).
Ostrom, E., Lam, W. F., Lee, M., The performance of self-governing irrigation systems in Nepal,
in M. De Waele (Ed.), Self-Management, special issue of Human Systems Management, p. 197207. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 1994.
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Passe-Smith, J. T., The persistence of the gap: Taking stock of economic growth in the postworld war II era, Chapter 3 in M. A. Seligson & J. T. Passe-Smith (Eds.), Development and
Underdevelopment: The Political Economy of Inequality. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993.
Powelson, J. P., Introduction and summary: What is a theory of institutions? Chapter 1 in
Institutions of Economic Growth, p. 3-30. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1972.
Seligson, M. A., Inequality in a global perspective: Directions for further research, Chapter 31 in
M. A. Seligson & J. T. Passe-Smith (Eds.), Development and Underdevelopment: The Political
Economy of Inequality, p. 437-448. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993.
Streeten, P., The evolution of development thought, First Lecture in Thinking about
Development, p. 5-83 (Raffaele Mattioli Foundation Lectures). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1995
Streeten, P., Markets and states: Against minimalism and dichotomy, Fourth Lecture in Thinking
about Development, p. 195-233 (Raffaele Mattioli Foundation Lectures). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1995.
Tevoedjre, A., Rethinking the economy, Chapter 3 in Poverty: Wealth of Mankind (Foreword by
Jan Tinbergen and Dom Helder Camara), p. 52-89. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1979.
Uphoff, N., Catalyzing self-management capabilities: A post-Newtonian perspective, in M.
De Waele (Ed.), Self-Management, special issue of Human Systems Management, 171-181.
Amsterdam: IOS Press, 1994.
Session 13, 14
EVALUATING MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE
Readings:
Baker, J., Key steps in designing and implementing impact evaluations, Chapter 2 in Evaluating
the Poverty Impact of Projects, p. 16-39. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1999.
Baker, J., Applying analytical methods for impact evaluation: A case study, Chapter 3 in
Evaluating the Poverty Impact of Projects, p. 40-64. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1999.
Baker, J., Drawing on "good practice" impact evaluations, Chapter 4 in Evaluating the Poverty
Impact of Projects, p. 65-82. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1999.
Boulding, K., Fun and games with the gross national product - The role of misleading indicators
in social policy, in H. W. Helfrich, Jr. (Ed.), The Environmental Crisis, p. 157-170. New Haven:
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Yale University Press, 1970.
Cernea, M. M., Knowledge from social science for development policies ans projects, Chapter 1
in M. M. Cernea (Ed.), Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development, p. 141. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985 (Published for the World Bank).
Clayton, A. M .H. & Radcliffe, N. J., Assessing sustainability, Chapter 14 in Sustainability: A
Systems Approach, p. 195-207. London, UK: Earthscan Publications, 1996.
Husain, T., Use of anthropologists in project appraisal by the World Bank. In D. C. Pitt (Ed.),
Development from Below: Anthropologists and Development Situations, p. 71-81. Paris: Mouton,
1976.
Kottak, C. P., When people don't come first: Some sociological lessons from completed projects,
Chapter 12 in M. M. Cernea (Ed.), Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural
Development, p. 431-464. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985 (Published for the World
Bank).
Marsden, D. & Oakley, P., Evaluating social development projects, in Development Guidelines,
no. 5. Oxford: Oxfam, 1990.
Powelson, J. P., The effectiveness of economic planning, Chapter 6 in Institutions of Economic
Growth, p. 196-214. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1972.
Riddell, R. C., How to assess the evidence, Chapter 15 in Foreign Aid Reconsidered,
p. 185-216. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987.
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