8A.10 - Measuring success of military interventions

• What makes an intervention successful?

  • Reduces conflict
  • Improves HDI
  • Economic benefits
• Uganda and Bangladesh

  • Infant mortality, maternal mortality down
  • Life expectancy, HDI, GDP per capita, percentage of literate women up
  • Life expectancy - 46-58 in Uganda, 65-72 in Bangladesh
• What is democracy?

  A politcal system where the pole vote for a leader who makes choices based on the public's wants and needs
• Why is democracy a measure of success?

  It shows a country isn't corrupt, acts as a forerunner to political and environmental stability
• Is it a fair measure?

  • No - western standard
  • Yes - dictatorship bad
• Democracy aid

  • Nearly all western governments allocate funding for democracy building
  • Focuses on:
  • Supporting processes and institutions - fair and free elections
  • Strengthening government institution
  • Supporting civil safety
  • Freedom of expression is an international right in UDHR
• When can democracy aid work?

  • 36 of 57 countries that became democracies 1980-95 received democracy aid from USA
  • Local demand for democracy
  • Strong institutions
  • Long-term commitment
  • Context-specific strategies
• Economic growth

  • A country that prospers economically will gain resources to improve infrastructure, health and education
  • Countries become beneficial trading partners
  • DFiD - sustained economic growth is the 'single most important way to reduce poverty' - 10% increase in a country's average income reduces poverty 20-30%
• Aid for trade

  • 2005 - WTO called for more/better aid for trade
  • WTO initiative - help developing countries to increase trade
• Success?

  • US-funded child health programme in Afghanistan
  • Uganda and Bangladesh - not meeting aims
  • 2014 - Afghanistan women voted