SOCI 404/424 The Context of Development and Underdevelopment
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Development as ideology and comparative study of conditions facilitating or impeding development in Third World countries (Africa, Asia and Latin America): State and postcolonial development policies/strategies and impacts; IMF and World Bank policies; Aid and Development; Population, urbanization and education; Agriculture and rural development in different contexts; Women and Development; Science, technology and industrialization; Culture, attitudes and development in different contexts; Quality of life and happiness, Environment and sustainable development. Illustrations from comparative case studies of selected countries on selected topics in development.