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Agencies of Development - ARTS3751
general

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: Contact school
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is concerned with the role of organisations as agents of change in the process of development. The course introduces the theories of organisations and the insights these provide into the way they initiate, mediate and determine the outcomes of development activities. The role of community, not-for- profit, private, and public sector as agents of change and development is explored in a range of developing countries.

Topics Covered delivered in modules will include:
1. Organisations as a focus of study in development.
2. Individual agents and agency forms and the implications for development.
3. Functional, structural and value theories of agency and types of organisations and the implications.
4. Organisations, policy and development- the role of the state.
5. The development sector, its institutions and growth.
6. Community organisations.
7. The role of the private sector.
8. Not- for-profit organisations.
9. Policy advocacy , communication, community activism and effectiveness in development.
10. Government institutions and organisations.
11. International development organisations including not-for-profits, national government agencies and global governance.

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