Among the biggest challenges facing the global community today is to reconcile the difference between economic advancement and social development. This course introduces students to the history of the concept of poverty, the culture of poverty, the causes of poverty and its effects. Intersections between poverty, education, health, and welfare will be explored in a variety of international contexts. Policies designed to reduce poverty will be analysed at both the international and community levels. This course presents students with the opportunity to comprehensively understand the nature, scope and dynamics of social development and its interplay on the lives of individuals, families, communities and groups. It interrogates the contributions of education, income, health, and technology and welfare system in contributing to an egalitarian society with opportunity and mobility for all.
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