Task 2 - Individual Roles (individual task)
In this task, you are to research Australia's policies for the eradication of poverty from the perspective of an aid, trade or debt relief specialist. You are then to prepare a position paper on Maximising Australia's contribution to eradicating poverty.
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Additional Information on Task 2
Roles: each member of your group will assume the role of either aid, trade or debt relief specialist. Each person is to assume a different role. If there are more than three people in a group, double up on roles but remember the work is to be completed individually.
Research: Use the provided resources to research your specialist area. You should be aware that underlying most resources is a certain ideology. There is additional information on the authors and organisations associated with these resources here.
Position paper: Each member of the group is to individually produce a 1000 word position paper on
Maximising Australia's contribution to eradicating poverty through aid, trade or debt relief depending on your role
Make sure you refer to these guidelines for researching and writing a position paper and check the position paper assessment rubric before you start
Role - Aid Specialist
Goal. Remember your goal as aid specialist is to maximise Australia's contribution to ending poverty through its use of foreign aid.
Research Aim. You should achieve the following through your research
- identify if its an effective tool in the eradication of poverty
- identify and analyse Australia's policy stance on aid and development
- determine what Australia should be doing (in the area of aid) to maximise its impact on the eradication of poverty.
Resources. Work your way through the following resources:
Wikipaedia article on Foreign Aid
AidWatch synopsis - tied aid
- Aid and the reduction of poverty
New York Times Article - Foreign Aid has flaws. So what?
Sydney Morning Herald Article- Exposing the myth of third world aid
BBC News Article - Can Aid bring an end to poverty?
Australian Bureau of Statistics Report on Australian Aid 2006
OECD Report - Australian Aid at a glance
Development Gateway Synopsis on Australia's overseas aid program White Paper 2006
Speech Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Age Newspaper Article - Aid and obligation
The Howard government, Australian Aid and the consequences
Make Poverty History - Expanding the Australian Aid Program in our Region
When you have completed this task move on to
Task 3.
Trade Specialist
Goal. Remember your goal as trade specialist is to maximise Australia's contribution to eradicating poverty through trade.
Research Aim.You should achieve the following through your research
- undertstand fair and free trade
- identify if its an effective tool in the eradication of poverty
- identify and analyse Australia's policy stance on trade and development
- determine what Australia should be doing (in the area of trade) to maximise its impact on the eradication of poverty.
Resources. Work your way through the following Resources:
Wikipedia article on Free Trade
Wikipedia article Doha Round
Wikipedia article on Fair Trade
- Trade and the reduction of poverty
World Growth paper - MAKE TRADE FREE, How the Doha round can reduce poverty.
Oxfam Report - Mugged, Poverty in your coffee cup
Cairns Group Synopsis on benefits of agricultural reform
Radio National - The Free Trade Crusade
AUSAid - the role of growth, aid and trade
FTAANZ Website
THe Age Article - The truth about aid, trade and poverty
The Age Article - PM, Lamy hopeful on Doha Round
When you have completed this task move on to
Task 3.
Debt Relief Specialist
Goal. Remember your goal as debt relief specialist is to maximise Australia's contribution to eradicating poverty through debt relief.
Research Aim.You should achieve the following through your research
- identify if its an effective tool in the eradication of poverty
- identify and analyse Australia's policy stance on debt relief and development
- determine what Australia should be doing (in the area of debt relief) to maximise its impact on the eradication of poverty.
Resources.Work your way through the following Resources:
Wikipedia article on developing nation's debt
Wikipedia article on debt relief
IMF factsheet - Debt Relief under HIPC
- Debt relief and the reduction of poverty
Guardian Unlimited Article - Aid worth £100bn 'fails those it is meant to help'
Jubilee Debt Campaign - Facts and Figures
Article by Franklin Cudjoe - Let Africa fight its own devils
Article by William Easterly - Debt Relief: Think again
- Australia and debt relief
AUSAid Debt Relief: forgiving the debt of poor countries
ABC Online - Australia gives $136m to World Bank for debt relief
Aid/Watch Article - If Australia can forgive its deb to Iraq, why not to Indonesia and the Phillipines?
The World Today transcript - Aid agencies say Australia could do more for regional neighbours
When you have completed this task move on to
Task 3.
