Developing Countries & the International System - POLS5161
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Social Sciences
Course Outline: School of Social Sciences
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
The course will examine the following topics:
Competing Perspectives on Development
International Relations Theory and the Developing World
What is the Developing World?
Sovereignty, Weak States and Failed States
Democratization and Governance
Human Rights and the Developing World
Security and Regionalism
Foreign Aid and Development Choices
The Global Trade Regime and Developing Countries
International Production and Development
Sustainable Development
Gender and Development