Issues in Development: an Introduction

Subject 121-906 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Credit Points: 25.00
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Contact

Prof Andrew Dawson

dawsona@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject provides an introduction to the history of social and economic change within regions of the world, focusing especially on the second half of the twentieth century. It introduces students to the trends and debates about rural development, industrialization, urbanization, environment and development, gender and population, health and education, violence and development, and the agents of development. As well as identifying trends in these sectors of development and in different regions, there will be a case study of one particular development issue in one place (for example: peace and development in E Timor; famine in Ethiopia; transition and inequality in China).
Prescribed Texts:
To be advised
Recommended Texts: Hoogvelt A 2002 Globalisation and the postcolonial world Basingstoke UK: Macmillan Desai V and Potter R B 2002 The companion to development studies London: Arnold
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date

Download PDF version.