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Nigeria's free digital learning hub. Videos, lecture notes, practice questions and leaderboards aligned with CCMAS, NBTE, NCCE, WAEC, NECO, IJMB and JAMB curricula.
Political Science · 300 Level · Second Semester
POL308 Politics of Development and Under-Development is a 300 Level course in the Political Science department, taught in the Second Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 10 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 5 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.
This introductory series examines how states are classified within the global political economy and explores the major theoretical frameworks used to explain development and under-development. Students will survey the key distinctions between developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations, and critically engage with dominant development theories including modernisation theory, dependency theory, and world systems theory. It establishes the conceptual foundation for understanding why some nations prosper while others remain trapped in cycles of poverty and underdevelopment, with particular attention to the African and Global South context.
This series offers an academic exploration of how historical domination and modern mechanisms of control continue to shape global inequalities, development patterns, and international relations. Students will examine the origins and structures of European colonialism, its devastating impact on Africa and the Global South, and how neo-colonial practices through trade agreements, foreign aid, multinational corporations, and international institutions perpetuate dependency and underdevelopment in formerly colonized nations. It provides a critical lens for understanding the deep historical roots of contemporary global inequality.
