PSC 607I - Politics and Problems in Developing Areas

(3 units)

Analysis of the problems of political development and the political implications of social change.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate clear understanding of various ways of defining development and underdevelopment, as well as the implication of these alternate conceptions.
2. understand and discuss the intertwined issues of stability, democratization, nationalism and modernization.
3. explain the main approaches to foreign aid and the controversies associated with them.
4. evaluate the effects of globalization on economic reform in the developing world.
5. articulate the primary long-term consequences of colonialism on present-day developing countries.

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