Research for the developing world [electronic resource] : public funding from Australia, Canada, and the UK / Bruce Currie-Alder.
2015
Q180.55.G6 C87 2015eb
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Research for the developing world [electronic resource] : public funding from Australia, Canada, and the UK / Bruce Currie-Alder.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191802911 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 190 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198742937 doi
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Q180.55.G6 C87 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.91091724
Summary
"Research for the developing world can generate evidence on the effectiveness of foreign aid, invent new technologies that serve poor people, and strengthen research capabilities in poor countries. How do countries determine which of these policy goals to pursue? Examining the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia reveals how each country established a unique approach to research funding. Programs and grantmaking evolved in response to various expectations across government, tempered by the need to remain credible in the scientific community. This book explores the histories of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Looking back, changes in research governance encouraged a shift towards whole-of-government priorities, shorter timeframes for realizing results, and performance predicated on academic productivity and research impact. Whereas funders used to encourage 'small is beautiful' with local experiments in development, today the emphasis is on 'getting to scale' delivering innovation through self-financing models."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
1. Expecting More: Changing Governance of Public Research
2. Research Funders: Adapting to Government Expectations
3. United Kingdom: Between Haldane and Rothschild
4. Canada: Hopper's Vision of Empowerment
5. Australia: Crawford's Legacy of Partnership
6. Changing Context: Public Management and Research Governance
7. Looking Back: Program Theory and Grantmaking Practice
8. Looking Forward: From Foreign Aid to Global Challenges
9.Conclusion: The Quest for Research Impact.
2. Research Funders: Adapting to Government Expectations
3. United Kingdom: Between Haldane and Rothschild
4. Canada: Hopper's Vision of Empowerment
5. Australia: Crawford's Legacy of Partnership
6. Changing Context: Public Management and Research Governance
7. Looking Back: Program Theory and Grantmaking Practice
8. Looking Forward: From Foreign Aid to Global Challenges
9.Conclusion: The Quest for Research Impact.