International Development

Criminal Justice in Guatemala: The Case of the Quetzaltenango Assassinations

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

The disappearance and death of two political activists in the Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango becomes unusual and dramatic when it leads, seemingly against all odds, to the jail terms for police convicted in the slayings. This case tells the...

Rhodesia Becomes Zimbabwe (B): The Lancaster House Conference

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This is Part B of a two-case sequence. HKS Case 816.0 is Part A: In September of 1977, the US and Britain announced a joint proposal for bringing majority rule and independence to Rhodesia, whose white minority government had for years been...

Rhodesia Becomes Zimbabwe (A): The US and the Internal Settlement

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This is Part A of a two-case sequence. In September of 1977, the US and Britain announced a joint proposal for bringing majority rule and independence to Rhodesia, whose white minority government had for years been embroiled in a civil war with...

Rural Reform in Centropico (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

This case illustrates the opportunities and difficulties posed in envisioning a strategy to enact and implement land reform policy in the complex political environment of a developing country. Professor Donna Lawrence, an American expert on...

Rural Reform in Centropico (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

This case illustrates the opportunities and difficulties posed in envisioning a strategy to enact and implement land reform policy in the complex political environment of a developing country. Professor Donna Lawrence, an American expert on...

Financing Indonesia's Roads

Publication Date: January 1, 1986

In the fall of 1986, the World Bank offered the government of Indonesia a loan of approximately US $200-250 million for highway construction in the capital city of Jakarta and the country's other four largest urban centers. It was an attractive...

India Milk (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In October 1964, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visited Amul, a village-based dairy cooperative that produced, processed, and distributed high quality dairy products. Impressed with its achievements, Shastri proposed making Amul a...

India Milk (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In October 1964, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visited Amul, a village-based dairy cooperative that produced, processed, and distributed high quality dairy products. Impressed with its achievements, Shastri proposed making Amul a...

On Assessing a Gift Horse: Systems Analysis for Planning and Evaluating Foreign Aid (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This disguised case traces the attempts of Luis Tias, member of the new revolutionary government of Fulano, to develop and institutionalize a system to plan and evaluate foreign aid. It presents Tias' justifications for such a system--the need...

On Assessing a Gift Horse: Systems Analysis for Planning and Evaluating Foreign Aid

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This disguised case traces the attempts of Luis Tias, member of the new revolutionary government of Fulano, to develop and institutionalize a system to plan and evaluate foreign aid. It presents Tias' justifications for such a system--the need...