Critical exploration of the invention, rise, and
current moment of global development projects
aiming to end poverty, improve living standards,
and ensure the freedoms of individuals in the
Global South, drawing largely on scholars from the
region to problematize mainstream understandings
of and solutions to social and economic
development. First, an exploration of how
"development" has been defined, measured, and
understood over the past century, from colonial
conceptions to post-development rejections of the
term. Second, reading of several exemplary
critical analyses of development thinking and
practice, focused on questions of international
aid, microfinance, cash transfers, and the global
economic system.
current moment of global development projects
aiming to end poverty, improve living standards,
and ensure the freedoms of individuals in the
Global South, drawing largely on scholars from the
region to problematize mainstream understandings
of and solutions to social and economic
development. First, an exploration of how
"development" has been defined, measured, and
understood over the past century, from colonial
conceptions to post-development rejections of the
term. Second, reading of several exemplary
critical analyses of development thinking and
practice, focused on questions of international
aid, microfinance, cash transfers, and the global
economic system.
- Teacher: Maryann Bylander