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SP32068: Development finance

[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWSI 50%, EXCB 50%
Assessment Detail:
  • Set exercises Individual (CWSI 50%)
  • Closed-book written examination (EXCB 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Students should have completed at least one prior unit in international development
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should have a deeper knowledge of contemporary mechanisms for financing development, and have improved their ability: (a) to apply tools of economic analysis to key issues in development finance; (b) to evaluate different development finance instruments and mechanisms; (c) to apply relevant social science concepts and theories to financing development objectives; (d) to read and evaluate specialist, peer-reviewed articles and 'grey' literature about development finance; (e) to conduct original research on a selected development finance topic and communicate findings effectively to others.


Synopsis: "Study the topic of Development Finance (DF), which is defined as mechanisms for transferring resources between legally distinct parties with a purpose beyond the self-interest of the supplier. You will explore a range of financial flows, including microfinance, remittances, impact investment, blended finance, crowdfunding and climate finance. You will learn about how, despite this diversity, all DF confronts similar social and economic challenges when evidencing, if intended purposes are achieved."

Content: (1) Definition of development finance. Rational choice and institutional theories of development finance applied to specific agencies and to complex systems at local to global levels. (2) Evaluation and impact assessment of development finance, including debates over evaluability and alternative evaluation methodologies. (3) Microfinance. (4) Remittances and gift giving. (5) Financial sector development. (6) Financing civil society organisations and activities. (7) Climate finance.

Course availability:

SP32068 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Economics
  • UHES-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Economics (Year 3)
  • UHES-AAB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • UHES-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHES-ACB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHES-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics (Year 3)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB21 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)

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