IDRC

Bruce Muirhead, Ronald N. Harpelle

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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.

One of the IDRC’s founding principles was its insistence on having Southern researchers decide which projects would be put forward for possible funding, and much care has been taken to avoid “research imperialism” or “colonialism.” An analysis of the path less travelled, but which IDRC found amenable, is fundamental to this history of the centre, and the book highlights the decisions, ideas, and practices that flow from this basic premise.

Informations

• Publié par: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Date de parution: 04 octobre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781554587575
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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IDRC

The first meeting of the IDRC board, 26-28 October 1970. Seated, left to right: Sir John Crawford, Anthony Lancelot Dias, Lila Engberg, Rt. Hon. Lester Pearson, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson, Puey Ungphakorn, Dr. Charles Bentley. Standing, left to right: A.F.W. Plumptre, Rex Nettleford, Prof. Irving Brecher, Dr. H.A. Oluwasanmi, David Hopper, Pierre Bauchet, Roberto Campos, Ralph Medjuck, John Bene. (IDRC photo)
IDRC: 40 YEARS OF IDEAS, INNOVATION, AND IMPACT
Bruce Muirhead and Ronald N. Harpelle
Wilfrid Laurier University Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Muirhead, Bruce IDRC : 40 years of ideas, innovation, and impact / Bruce Muirhead and Ronald N. Harpelle.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Also issued in electronic format. ISBN 978-1-55458-301-0
1. International Development Research Centre (Canada)-History. 2. Research-Developing countries. 3. Economic assistance, Canadian. I. Harpelle, Ronald N., 1957- II. International Development Research Centre (Canada) III. Title.
HC60.M83 2010
338.91 7101724
C2010-903897-5
ISBN 978-1-55458-316-4 Electronic format.
1. International Development Research Centre (Canada)-History. 2. Research-Developing countries. 3. Economic assistance, Canadian. I. Harpelle, Ronald N., 1957- II. International Development Research Centre (Canada) III. Title.
HC60.M83 2010a
338.91 7101724
C2010-903898-3
Cover design by Martyn Schmoll. Cover photo-showing a researcher interviewing fishermen at La Boquilla (near Cartagena), Columbia-by Richard Lord. Text design by Catharine Bonas-Taylor.
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CONTENTS
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Foreword by Barbara McDougall
Preface
Introduction: Canada and the Evolution of Development Assistance, 1945-70
Chapter 1 The Idea Bears Fruit, 1967-70
Chapter 2 IDRC Takes Shape: David Hopper Sets the Pace, 1970-77
Chapter 3 Ivan Head at the Helm, Part I, 1978-83: IDRC in High Gear: Projects, Plans, and Operations
Chapter 4 Ivan Head Redux, 1983-91: A Darkening Horizon
Chapter 5 Cutbacks and Countermeasures: Keith Bezanson and IDRC in Retreat, 1991-97
Chapter 6 Maureen O Neil and a New Millennium, 1997-2008: On the Road Again
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Appendix
Index
Photographs follow page
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ACAST
Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology
ADRF
Asia Development Research Forum
AERC
African Economic Research Consortium
AFNS
Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Sciences Division
AG[O]
Auditor General [Office]
AGRIS
International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology
AIB
Anti-Inflation Board
ANC
African National Congress
ASRO
Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia
ATPS
African Technology Policy Studies
ATPSN
African Technology Policy Studies Network
BAIF
Bharatiya Agro Industries Development Research Foundation
CAI
Corporate Affairs and Initiatives Division
CBO
Community-Based Organization
CCA
Centre for Connectivity in Africa
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Centre for Tropical Agriculture)
CIDA
Canadian International Development Agency
CIEPLAN
Corporaci n Latinoamericana de Investigaci n Econ mica
CIHR
Canadian Institutes for Health Research
CIMMYT
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Ma z y Trigo
CNRA
Centre national de recherches agronomiques
COMSEC
Commonwealth Secretariat
CPF
Corporate Program Framework
CPU
Canadian Partnerships Unit
CPU
Cooperative Programs Unit
CREDA
Centre for Research on Dryland Agriculture
CSPF
Corporate Strategy and Program Framework
CTA
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
CUSO
Canadian University Service Overseas
DAC
Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DEA
Department of External Affairs
DFAIT
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
DFID
Department for International Development
DPA
Director of Program Area
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
EAO
External Aid Office
EARO
East Africa Regional Office
EASF
Expert and Advisory Services Fund
ECA
Economic Commission for Africa
EEPSEA
Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia
EES
Earth and Engineering Sciences Division
ELSA
Evaluation and Learning System for Acacia
ENR
Environment and Natural Resources Division
ENRM
Environment and Natural Resources Management
EtK
Empowerment through Knowledge
FAD
Fellowships and Awards Division
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FITC
Foundation for International Technological Cooperation
FLASCO
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
GAD
Gender and Development
GKP
Global Knowledge Partnership
GMI
Global Micronutrient Initiative
GPI
Global Program Initiative
HS
Health Sciences Division
IADB
Inter-American Development Bank
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICARDA
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
ICCR
International Committee on Contraceptive Research
ICRIER
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
ICT
Information and Communication Technologies
ICT4D
Information and Communication Technologies for Development
IDA
International Development Association
IDC
International Development Centre
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IITA
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMPACT
Instructional Management by Parents, Community, and Teachers
INBAR
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
INNOTECH
Educational Innovation and Technology
IRRI
International Rice Research Institute
IS
Information Sciences Division
ISS
Institute of Social Studies
ISTC
Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
LACRO
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office
LDC
Less Developed Country
MERO
Middle East Regional Office
MIMAP
Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies
MOSST
Ministry of State for Science and Technology
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NEPAD
New Economic Partnership for Africa s Development
NGO
Non-governmental Organization
NIEO
New International Economic Order
NRC
National Research Council
OAG
Office of the Auditor General
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPE
Office of Planning and Evaluation
OPE
Office of Program Evaluations
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPT
Occupied Palestinian Territories
ORSTOM
Institut de Recherche pour le D veloppement (Senegal)
OVPP
Office of the Vice-President, Programs
PA
Program Area
PCO
Privy Council Office
PCR
Project Completion Report
PHAC
Public Health Agency of Canada
PHS
Population and Health Sciences Division
PI
Program Initiative
PO
Program Officer
PRISM
Program on Innovation Systems Management
RD
Regional Director
RIA!
Research ICT Africa
RO
Regional Office
RoKS
Research on Knowledge Systems
ROSA
Regional Office for Southern Africa
RPO
Regional Program Officer
RUP
Research Utilization Program
SARO
South Asia Regional Office
SCITEC
Association of Scientists and Engineers of Canada
SDC
Sustainable Development Commission (UK)
SED
Sustainable and Equitable Development
SEE
Social and Economic Equity
SEP
Social and Economic Policy