GS 211

Intro to International Dev& 39 t

Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of international development, focusing on the main actors, frameworks and theories that characterize it. The course places emphasis on historical approaches to development, from colonialism to neoliberal globalization, and on the distinctions between economic and social understandings of development. Notes: Hours per week: Lecture/Discussion: 2, Tutorial/Seminar: 1