INTD 250. History of Development.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Inst for the St of Development (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
A history of development, focusing on the ideologies as well as the practices that have shaped how empires, governments, corporations, and individuals have sought to 'improve' the world—most often, but not exclusively, in the global south. Themes will include colonialism, gender, race, economic growth, poverty, geopolitics, multilateralism, foreign aid, south-south relations, philanthropy, and the environment.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken INTD 397, when topic was "History of Development" in Winter 2024.