Environmental Studies 150DV - Hist./Theories of Development

What is so compelling about the idea of;development? Why does it fail much of the global;south? Do colonialism and capitalism have;anything to do with it? Why do hunger, poverty,;inequality, unemployment, and ecological crises;persist in the so-called developed world? What;are the parameters of the proposed solutions to;underdevelopment such as neoliberal market;reforms versus those of alternative models? What;are the connections between development and;environmental issues? development and war? Can;development be sustainable? Are gender and race;incidental or central to these issues? This;course engages these questions through readings,;lectures, discussions, and writing assignments.