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Development Aid
“Izandla ziyagezana” - “Hands Wash Each Other”
productivity growth and, in a lesser scale, by discouraging physical and human capital
accumulation.”
“How Does Political Instability Affect Economic Growth?”(2011) 473
IMF Working Paper WP/11/12
Prepared by Ari Aisen and Francisco Jose Veiga
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“ Bottom-line: Not all forms of political stability are equally development friendly; much
depends on the extent to which stability translates into good governance.”
"Can Political Stability Hurt Economic Growth?" 474
World Bank (Blog)
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Development & Change Management Skills
Development of an underdeveloped country, if nothing else, is surely about Change
Management and as so represents a scale of Change Management that dwarfs the often
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lionised undertakings of famous leaders of the largest commercial 'zuŋ u corporations.
African leaders of an underdeveloped country face a far greater degree of complexity - and
have far less control over a variety of matters.
My early training introduced me to Change Management Skills and throughout several
decades have frequently referred to the following checklist when evaluating the potential
for change in individuals, organisations and the like. All four of these have to be present to
give any prospect of achieving the desired level of genuine change
The need to change
The will to change
The ability to change
The opportunity to change
More sophisticated Change Management models have evolved.
(Eg John Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change, The Change Management Foundation Model, The Prosci
ADKAR Model and others)
The relevant Wikipedia page contains a hint of a vital feature of Change Management
and something that directly relates to development of underdeveloped countries.
Challenges
“Change management is faced with the fundamental difficulties of integration and
navigation, and human factors. Change management must also take into account the
