Course Description
How democracy, free markets, and other competing political and economic models can be applied to the specific development needs of nations around the world.
Athena Title
Politics of Development
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4320S, SOCI 4320S
Prerequisite
INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course is designed to help students: 1. To enhance the ability to identify and analyze vital issues and problems associated with the process of developmental social and political change. 2. To enhance the ability to articulate ideas for problem solving through policy recommendations. 3. To enhance the capability to develop coherent and documented opinions on public issues.
Topical Outline
Development as a Unit of Analysis Defining Development Criteria Competing Definitions Theorizing Development Criteria Contrasting Theories Processes and Stages of Development Pre-industrial Industrializing Post-industrial Global Problems of Underdevelopment and Maldevelopment Identification Analysis Remedies
Syllabus