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Chapter 5
Learning Objectives
- Understand how political scientists think about major issues in development.
- Understand the various ways social scientists define, conceptualize, and measure development.
- Learn the major theories that try to explain varying rates or levels of development.
- Begin to apply these theories to case studies of developing countries
Key Concepts
- Development
- Poverty and Inequality
- Social Outcomes and Human Development
- Gender Relations and Racial and Ethnic Identities
- Satisfaction and Happiness
- Cultural Development
- Sustainability