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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 lecture is part of POL308 Politics of Development and Under-Development in the Political Science department. The course has 10 recorded lectures across 5 series, all free to watch. Read or download the POL308 lecture note to study alongside the video.
