The field of International Development and Foreign Relations is an interesting and complex area in the study of politics and public policy. In this paper, I will discuss three very different but intertwined organizations. Walmart, the Center of Global Development, and the United States Agency on International Development are not commonly associated, however they all play a major role in global policy. This paper is going to show how each organization is interrelated in the field of global development and foreign relations.
For the private sector, the company is I researched is Walmart. The first Walmart was opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas by founder Sam Walton. Currently, Walmart serves more than 200 million customers each week at more …show more content…
This non-profit works to end poverty and reduce inequality around the world. They achieve this through their global initiatives whose proposals aim to improve the policies and practices of wealthier nations, international organizations, and others with power and influence to help them in their fight to better the lives of people everywhere. CGD creates their proposals by intense research on all their policy work and because of this they are very influential in the international development community. The CGD also wants to make an impact domestically. They believe that the US’s policies on immigration, trade, climate change, and foreign assistance have a major impact on poor communities abroad and because of this, they strive to make their initiatives relevant and practical for US policymakers as well …show more content…
According to Najam’s (2000) article there are four ways organizations can be interacting. There can either be cooperation, confrontation, complementarity, or co-optation. Cooperation is when organizations share similar policy goals and strategies for achieving these goals. Confrontation happens when the organizations consider each other’s goals and strategies to be opposing to their own (Najam, 2000). Organizations are considered complementary when they share similar goals but have different strategies. These organizations are likely to gravitate towards an arrangement in which they complement each other in their achievement of their shared goals even through different means (Najam, 2010, p. 387). Lastly, co-optation occurs when organizations share the same strategy but have different goals. Najam’s article argues that this relationship is unstable and will eventually move towards cooperation or confrontation (Najam, 2000, p.
For the private sector, the company is I researched is Walmart. The first Walmart was opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas by founder Sam Walton. Currently, Walmart serves more than 200 million customers each week at more …show more content…
This non-profit works to end poverty and reduce inequality around the world. They achieve this through their global initiatives whose proposals aim to improve the policies and practices of wealthier nations, international organizations, and others with power and influence to help them in their fight to better the lives of people everywhere. CGD creates their proposals by intense research on all their policy work and because of this they are very influential in the international development community. The CGD also wants to make an impact domestically. They believe that the US’s policies on immigration, trade, climate change, and foreign assistance have a major impact on poor communities abroad and because of this, they strive to make their initiatives relevant and practical for US policymakers as well …show more content…
According to Najam’s (2000) article there are four ways organizations can be interacting. There can either be cooperation, confrontation, complementarity, or co-optation. Cooperation is when organizations share similar policy goals and strategies for achieving these goals. Confrontation happens when the organizations consider each other’s goals and strategies to be opposing to their own (Najam, 2000). Organizations are considered complementary when they share similar goals but have different strategies. These organizations are likely to gravitate towards an arrangement in which they complement each other in their achievement of their shared goals even through different means (Najam, 2010, p. 387). Lastly, co-optation occurs when organizations share the same strategy but have different goals. Najam’s article argues that this relationship is unstable and will eventually move towards cooperation or confrontation (Najam, 2000, p.