Human Resources Development Assistance in Canada's Overseas Development Assistance Program

A Critical Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID11401985
AuthorsKaren Mundy (Institute for Christian Studies, corresponding author), Karen E Mundy (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
Year1992
Volume13
Issue3
Pages385-409
Publication date1992-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0225-5189 • E-ISSN: 2158-9100
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02255189.1992.9669469
OpenAlexW2091493391
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

In 1987 the Canadian Government presented a new strategy for Canadian development assistance which put human resources development at the centre of Canadian aid activities. HRD was pronounced “the lens through which all development activities will be examined” and the “goal of the Canadian development assistance program.” This paper explores the domestic and international factors which have determined the selection of HRD as the focus for CIDA's activities. In evaluating Canadian HRD programs, I suggest that CIDA's new HRD strategy has concentrated on activities which are aimed primarily at developing competitive Canadian knowledge services

Business · Development aid · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Human development (humanity · Human resources · International development · Political science · Education, Management, Technology, Human Resources · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Public Administration

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