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Socio - Development Approaches in Social Work
- Understand theories of development
- Develop skills for social analysis
- Understand development & its impact
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.
Modernization and development
Impact of Globalisation on Developing Countries: Privatisation, Liberalisation and Structural adjustment programmes; role of international financial institutions.
Approaches to development: Capitalist, Socialist and Gandhian approaches
Contemporary perspectives: Participation, Empowerment and Entitlement (Prebisch, Samir Al Amin, Amartya Sen)
Sustainable development and human development : Concept
Millennium Development goals
UN declaration, efforts and right to development
Development programmes in India post independence (Five - year plans): Their impact on poverty
Other programmes like MNREGA, IRDP, NRHM, JNNURM
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- 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
