Development

The main prestation which covers all the concepts and IB past year questions.

Development Unit

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Contested meanings of development

  2. Factors that may promote or inhibit development

  3. Pathways towards development

  4. Debates surrounding development: challenges of globalization, inequality, and sustainability.

Drowned Out Documentary

A class discussion on the differences in the definition of development portrayed by its major characters. Is there a right and wrong here? What if the communities that are being submerged in the name of development and of the industries that are benefitting from the redirection of water?

This video covers the contested meaning of Development, Basic Needs vs Well-being, and Growth vs. Development.

The Description is in the main presentation.

Types of Development.

After types of Development watch Amartya Sen's video for Human Development. The Description is in the main presentation.

How to measure Development?

The Description is in the main presentation.



Theories or approaches to Development. In these videos, I have covered 4 theories of Development. Kindly watch them in the order.

1. Modernization Theory: Rostow’s model and Capitalism (implemented through SAP and Washington Consensus)

2. Marxist theory: World system and Dependency theory

3. Neoliberalism- Chile case study

4. State Capitalism: Nordic and China

The Description is in the main presentation.




Factors impacting Development. There are different videos explaining the same topic. Environmental factor is covered under Sustainability and Development.

Link to the presentation of NSAs.

The link of the Economic/Poverty factor.

Link to the presentation of political factors

These 3 presentations are on the concept of SDGs and linking to Development. These presentations cater to the need for paper 2 questions.

The below three presentations are on Sustainability key concept and linking to the Development. These presentations cater the need of all the paper 2 questions.

The below two presentations are on Inequality and Development.

The below two presentations are on Globalisation and Development.