Policy Design and Implementation in Developing Countries
 Updated August 3, 2023

Japan in the mid 19th century Vietnam in 1995 Taiwan in 2011 Djibouti in 2019

Spring 2023 - Friday 15:00-16:30     Classroom C

Kenichi Ohno E410  email
Izumi Ohno E411  email
Masumi Shimamura Guest lecturer

syllabus    grading    instruction for student presentation 

Course completed for Spring 2023

Date Topic By Slides Reading materials

Apr 07

Orientation and overview

KO

slides  

Apr 14

Political regime for development

KO

slides  

Apr 21

Development administration systems (*)

MS

slides MAN ch1,3,7

Apr 28

Leadership: the case of the Philippines

MS

slides  

May 12

Ownership, policy autonomy, donor management (*)

IO

slides REF

May 19

Economic technocrats in East Asia (*)

IO

slides  

May 26

Quality of industrial policy (*)

KO

slides  

Jun 02

National kaizen movement

IO

slides

KAI  PRO

Jun 09

Decentralization and development

KO

slides  

Jun 16

Cambodia: water supply project

MS

slides  
Jun 23 Large-scale infrastructure development (*) MS slides  
Jun 30 Japanese policy making KO slides  
Jul 07 Contemporary issues in industrial development IO slides  

Student presentations

Jul 14

Theint - Garment policy in Myanmar
Ei Phyu - Japan's ODA in Myanmar

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slides
slides

 

Jul 21

Soleil - Fiscal decentralization in the Philippines Joey - Transportation & ICT

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slides
slides
 

Jul 28

Ianah - NEDA's review, approval and M&E
Bismarck - Coffee policy in Uganda

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slides
slides

 
 Note: subject to change due to instructors' travel schedule.

For lectures with (*), also read relevant chapters of assigned books as below. These will be provided in class.

Date Topic Publication Corresponding pages and sections
Apr 21 Development administration systems GRIPS Dev. Forum, Managing the Development Process and Aid, 2007 (PDF1.5MB)  Ch.1 (pp.13-16, 21-28)
 Ch.3 (pp.45-54, 58-64)
 Ch.7 (whole chapter)
May 12 Ownership, policy autonomy, donor management GRIPS Dev. Forum, Managing the Development Process and Aid, 2007  Ch.1 (pp.1-13, 27-28)
GRIPS Dev. Forum, True Ownership and Policy Autonomy, 2005 Intro & overview (whole chapter)
May 19 Economic technocrats in East Asia GRIPS Dev. Forum, Managing the Development Process and Aid, 2007  Ch.1 (pp.1-23)
 Ch.2 (whole chapter)
 Ch.4 (whole chapter)
May 26 Quality of industrial policy VDF, Industrial Policy Formulation in Thailand, Malaysia and Japan, 2006  Ch.1 (whole chapter)
Jun 23 Large-scale infrastructure development GRIPS Dev. Forum, Managing the Development Process and Aid, 2007  Ch.1 (p.23)
 Ch.6 (whole chapter)


Class photos and student presentations:  2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023