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Gender lecture notes Lecture 9: Gender Key lecture themes - The cost of ‘gender blind’ development (Senegambia) - Women in Development Approach – WID (1970s-80s) - Gender and Development Approach – GAD (late 1990s) - Mainstreaming develop... Jennifer Thorpe
Globalisation Globalisation Modernisation theory- The view to develop means to become modern- to adopt western cultural values and social institutions. Underdeveloped societies subscribe to traditional value systems and institution... Eloise Miller
Modernisation Theory notes Modernisation Theory Glossary Aspiration                                                  &n... riacooke4
Week 11 Journal Week 11 Journal Acronyms offer us a concise version of often more complex names, complex names which suggest the complexity of the topic. NGO is the acronym for Non-Government Organizations, a complex topic that links... kelleyhumber
Week 9 Journal Week 9 Journal However rough my Economics and Mathematical background is there were certain ideas presented in class and readings that I felt to be unrealistic, or at least not fully developed as a reasonable way of s... kelleyhumber
Week 10 Journal Week 10 Journal “Garbage ain’t collected, women ain’t protected Politicians using people, they’ve been abusing The mafia’s getting bigger, like pollution in the river And you tell me that this is where it’s at” (Rodri... kelleyhumber
Week 4 Journal Week 4 Journal “Ubuntu” is an ancient South African term that describes the interconnectedness of humanity, the idea that the individual is who they are because of the humanity they are surrounded by. This view of soc... kelleyhumber
Week 2 Journal Week 2 Journal This week’s predominant focus was centered on colonialism and its relationship with how Western powers view development. Colonialism being defined as “when a dominant nation or power takes over a countr... kelleyhumber
Week 8 Journal Week 8 Journal This week brought together the fields of Global Development and Political Science in an especially starch focus. The consideration of the rising political manipulation of foreign aid and economic aid wa... kelleyhumber
2015 Millennium Development Goals Caitlyn Grayston
modernisation theory Modernistion Basis principles : Best economic consequence = individuals are free, no government constraints to make own economic decisions i.e unrestricted capitalism . Majority world should follow the rich world .Mor... ikachananelly
Introduction Introduction Humans can never truly be viewed in the singular sense; just as the creation of an individual involves two parents, one’s sense of individuality involves the shaping hands of an entire network of others. ... kelleyhumber
Aid and Debt - Notes Intro Flow of resources from developed to developing A financial grant or gift (not paid back) A loan with interest Types of Aid Bilateral Aid Multilateral Aid Emergency Aid Developed world gives aid to developing wor... Clairesxo
Underdevelopment & Dependency - Notes Intro Concerned with how poor countries depend on others Elites exploit those in rural areas Background Slavery Colonialism Established dependency Kick started industrial revolution Benefited capitalist system Cheap f... Clairesxo
Modernising the World - Notes IntroExplains the process of modernisation in societies Background Post WW2 Countries remained poor despite exposure to capitalism Such instability seen by US economists Aims Explain why poorer countries haven't devel... Clairesxo
Typolgies. Said. Inequality Typolgies. Mccormick says Tpolgies are helpful in that they are1. Neat2. Simple3. Logical4. Consistant. countries were classified previously according to classes:first world, second world and third world.- became outd... skylarpo
Introduction 2.0 Introduction: “It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” Certainly a potent statement. The speaker in this case being Steve Biko, who was an anti-apartheid activist and th... kelleyhumber
Modernization - created from Mind Map BASIC PRINCIPLES AID EDUCATION ikachananelly
GLOBAL INEQUALITY - created from Mind Map The worldwide disparity of chance in this day and age is the result of worldwide imbalance in wellbeing, riches, instruction and the numerous different aspects that matter for our lives. Your day to day environments a... Kainat Mujahid
Poverty PovertyThe state of being extremely poor Types of Poverty Absolute Poverty - Where a person does not have the minimum amount of income needed to meet the minimum requirements for one of more basic living needs over an... Zoe WATKINS
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GENEALOGY OF DEVELOPMENT - created from Mind Map helps to answer consists of importance of Manan Goyal
FOUR THEORIES HOW DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS - created from Mind Map Neoliberalism MARKET -LED Emphasizes actions of free markets, unfettered action of buying and selling as best means of providing development. NEOLIBERALS do not trust state to act in interest of people, and competitio... larabennett

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These notes offer different ways into the unit. Gender lecture notes introduces approaches to gender and development. Modernising the World - Notes looks at modernisation, while Underdevelopment & Dependency - Notes discusses dependency. There are also notes on aid and debt, globalisation and poverty.

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