ASM4430

The Third World ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: John Bradley

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: The social consequences of economic development. The emergence of industrial capitalism and how through colonialism the seeds of capitalism and underdevelopment were sown in the Third World. The response of the Third World to these transformations. Debates about famine, debt-crisis, ecology, gender, and their connections with development processes.

Assessment: Two essays (4500 words each): 100%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week