This course examines mainstream and alternative concepts of development by focusing on development issues and case studies located in so-called Third World countries. It examines the historical background to development ideas and practices, and the cultural presuppositions and assumptions on which they are consequently based, as well as the ways in which they impact on different cultures throughout the world. Of particular interest will be alternative concepts of development, such as people-centred development, gender and development, equity in development, local knowledge and values, sustainable development, and participation and empowerment in development.

Tutorial participation (10%), short papers(20%), exam (30%) and 2,000-2,500 word essay (40%).

2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week

Two first year courses to the value of 12 units in the Arts Faculty or the Centre for Asian Societies and Histories, or Economics or Economic History.

*Sachs, W. (ed.). The Development Dictionary, A Guide to Knowledge as Power, Zed Books, 1992.
*Schech, S. and Haggis, J. Culture and Development, Blackwell, 2000.