Università Roma Tre

This course will introduce students to the main schools of thought on development, explaining the origins and meanings of development over time. The course problematizes the impact of colonialism and global capitalism as key issues related to poverty and economic growth (or its lack) in countries of the Global South. The course offers a critical perspective on the various and diverse "solutions" adopted by governmental and non-governmental institutions to overcome poverty and humanitarian crises.

Per i non-frequentanti:

Manuale:
1. Franco Volpi, Introduzione all'Economia dello Sviluppo

Poi due a scelta tra:

2. R. Patel, I Padroni del Cibo

3. W. Sachs, Dizionario dello Sviluppo

4. Franz Fanon, I Dannati della Terra

5. James Ferguson, The Anti-Politics Machine

6. Joseph Stiglitz, La Globalizzazione e i suoi Oppositori

7. James Scott, Seeing Like a State

8. Tania Li, The Will to Improve