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Considerations for Global Development and Impact using Haiti as a Case Study

As the world becomes more connected, issues surrounding sustainable development are coming to the fore of global discussions. This is exemplified in strategies such as the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), released in 2015, which created a framework for global development that defines specific goals for issues like poverty, climate change, and social justice. To complement the analysis that went into defining the SDGs, capital allocations around the world are becoming more impact focused so that the paradigm of development is shifting from donations to impact investments. The push for impact, however, has led to a homogenization of global challenges like reproductive health and poverty. This, in turn, has led to a standardization of information resulting in agencies designing interventions based on data and information that is misguided because of incorrect assumptions about a specific context. This paper explores how the decision-making mechanisms of global development agencies and investors could apply more anthropological processes to mitigate negative impact. As the development sector becomes more and more standardized, anthropologists can act as translators between affected communities and the institutions deciding how best to help them.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062914
Date12 1900
CreatorsClerie, Isabelle
ContributorsHenry, Douglas, Cruz, Alicia Re, Ingman, Stanley R.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 118 pages, Text
CoverageHaiti
RightsPublic, Clerie, Isabelle, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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