POLB90H3 Study Guide - Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Noreena Hertz, George Ayittey
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Office hours: tuesday 11:00 a. m. 12:30 p. m. This course introduces students to the major actors, issues and debates in the field of global development. The course places a regional emphasis on africa, asia and latin. We will begin by examining the contested concept of development itself, including both its problematic status and continuing appeal. We will look at the history and nature of colonialism and its legacy of poverty and inequality. We will also examine the role of multinational corporations in the development process. In the second section we will examine the major theories of development and their critiques. The focus will be on the various perspectives, models and approaches to development in the global south. The final section of the course will explore the international factors believed to have shaped the social, economic and political development of most countries of the global.
