The third world
M Stevenson
8 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject takes as its central themes the social consequences of economic development. It therefore examines the question of the emergence of industrial capitalism and how through colonialism the twin seeds of capitalism and underdevelopment were sown in the third world. It also examines the response of the third world to these transformations.
Assessment
Two essays (3000 words): 50% each
Recommended texts
Amin S Unequal development Harvester, 1976
Amin S Delinking: Towards a polycentric world Zed, 1990
Brewer A Marxist theories of imperialism RKP, 1991
Galeano E Memory of fire Quartet, 1989
Hobsbawm E The age of revolution Mentor, 1962
Peet R Global capitalism: Theories of societal development RKP, 1991
Rodney W How Europe underdeveloped Africa Howard UP, 1983
Saadawi N The hidden face of Eve Zed, 1980
Said E Orientalism Pantheon, 1976
Sen A Hunger and public action OUP, 1990
Sen A Poverty and famines OUP, 1981
Shiva V Staying alive, women, ecology and development Zed, 1988
Williams E Capitalism and slavery Deutsch, 1981
Wilber CK The political economy of development and underdevelopment 1992