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IDRC : 40 years of ideas, innovation and impact / Bruce Muirhead and Ronald N. Harpelle

Author
Muirhead, Bruce
Published
Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfred Laurier University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 373 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Harpelle, Ronald N., 1957-
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction : Canada and the "evolution" of development assistance, 1945-70 -- The idea bears fruit, 1967-70 -- IDRC takes shape : David Hopper sets the pace, 1970-77 -- Ivan Head at the helm, part I, 1978-83 : IDRC in high gear : projects, plans, and operations -- Ivan Head redux, 1983-91 : a darkening horizon -- Cutbacks and countermeasures : Keith Bezanson and IDRC in retreat, 1991-97 -- Maureen O'Neil and a new millennium, 1997-2008 : on the road again -- Conclusion.
Summary
The book focuses on the International Development Research Centre as a unique institution that has funded research in the developing South--research proposed and undertaken by Southern researchers-- and how, as a result, it has had tremendous impact despite a relatively small budget. The IDRC is much better known in the developing South than in Canada; in many of the roughly 150 countries in which it has provided research funding it has contributed to creating a very positive image of Canada. The centre's arms-length relationship with Canadian government assistance provides it with enormous freedom and flexibility--it was established in 1970 with its own act under the Trudeau government. The IDRC board is one-half international and one-half Canadian and is the only governmental agency in the world that has this structure, giving them unique insight into Southern development issues.
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ISBN
9781554583164 (electronic bk.)
1554583160 (electronic bk.)
9781554583010
1554583012
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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