| An introduction to discourses of development that have underpinned development policy and practice over the past 100 years.  Among the discourses examined are colonial development thinking, modernisation theory, dependency and world-systems theory, marxist and neo-marxist approaches, neo-liberalism, and post-colonial development theory. Students must produce a major research project. | 
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External |  | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |  |  |  - Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.
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