POL 255 — Politics and Development I
BA BA Political Studies · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The course explores the general rudiments of politics and development by examining the scholarly views and theories of the two concepts. The course takes a critical look at the definition of politics as it relates to the definition presented by Harold Lasswell - who get what, when and how and its interrelations with development. The course analyses the meaning and competing theories of development and how they relates to politics. The course also takes a thorough look at the Asian model of development that espouses economic development before social and civil development. Lastly, it examines the politics of the development paradigm
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
Other courses on this programme
- ENGL 263 — Literature in English I (Poetry & Drama)
- POL 253 — International Politics I
- POL 254 — International Politics II
- POL 256 — Politics and Development II
- CSM 183 — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS I (122)
- ENGL 157 — Communication Skills I
- ENGL 158 — Communication Skills II
- MATH 153 — STATISTICAL METHODS I
- MATH 154 — STATISTICAL METHODS II
- POL 151 — Introduction to Political Studies I
- POL 152 — Introduction to Political Studies II
- POL 353 — The Study of Comparative Politics I
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