Socio-Development Approaches in Social Work

Paper Code: 
MSW223
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • Understand theories of development

•        Develop skills for social analysis

•        Understand development & its impact

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Social development: Meaning, concept and indicators

Under Development and its causes: A historical overview with reference to developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Contemporary Development Dynamics: North-South relations, world trades, MNCs and their influences on third work economies.

12.00
Unit II: 

Modernization and development

Impact of Globalisation on Developing Countries: Privatisation, Liberalisation and Structural adjustment programmes; role of international financial institutions.

12.00
Unit III: 

Approaches to development: Capitalist, Socialist and Gandhian approaches

Contemporary perspectives: Participation, Empowerment and Entitlement (Prebisch, Samir Al Amin, Amartya Sen)

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Sustainable development and human development : Concept

Millennium Development goals

UN declaration, efforts and right to development

12.00
Unit V: 

Development programmes in India post independence (Five- year plans): Their impact on poverty

Other programmes like MNREGA, IRDP, NRHM, JNNURM

References: 
  • Desai: M. Monteiro A. and Narayan Lata (ed): 1998 – Towards people centered development, TISS, Mumbai
  • Midgley, J.: 1995 – Social Development, Sage Publications, New Delhi
  • John Elster and John WE. Roemer: 1993 – Interpersonal comparisons of well-being, Cambridge University Press, USA
  • Human Development Reports, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
  • Gore, M.S: 1985 – Social aspects of development, Rawat Publications, Jaipur
  • Dreze Jean and Sen Amartya: 1995 – India: Economic development and social opportunity, Oxford University Press, Delhi
  • Kumar Hajira: 2005 – Social work and development issues, Aakar books, Delhi
  • Sen, Raj Kumar: 2006 – Economic reforms and development, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi
  • Preston, P.W : 2001 – Development theory and introduction, Blackwell Publishers Ltd, Rawat Booksellers, Delhi
Academic Session: 
2019-20
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