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Overview

Subject Area: Development Studies This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: Asian Studies Development is everywhere. Everyday, all over the world from small villages to entire regions, social, political, and economic changes take place in the name of development. Yet, what is development and why does it … For more content click the Read More button below. Through a series of 10 questions that form the content of the 10 week course, you will learn why development thinking – and by extension development practices – has changed over time, and the extent to which its architects have learnt from past failure and successes. You will be exposed to a variety of geographic case studies to see how development works (or doesn't) on the ground. You will leave this course with an appreciation about the complexities of development and with a solid foundation of what has been learned from past failures and successes.

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This course is offered as General Education.

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