Instruction
Critical Analysis
" MOVING TO OPPORTUNITY
II
Critical analysis:
Critique
of a development project or initiative
On the first day of class, each of you receive
d
a development project or initiative that you
will critically inves
tigate throughout the semester. This is
the second
assignment (of three)
for the project.
The Assignment:
In
4 pages
or less
, answer the following questions:
Does it work? Does it achieve what it set out to do?
In your answer, consider the following questions as you craft your answer:
How do we know if the project
works
?
What would be needed to assess whether it
works
?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the development intervention
in
practice
?
What are the unintended consequences of the project?
Who are the supporters of the project? Who are its critics?
Is the project/initiative sca
lable?
Why, when, and where?