7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Learning Objectives –Critically assess the concept of “development” –Familiar with the techniques used to measure poverty –Familiar with the scope and character of global disparities

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Thinking about poverty –Terminology –Diversity –State-centric –Portrayal in the media

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Measuring Poverty –Income –Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) –The Human Development Index (HDI)

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Women in Development

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Global Disparities

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics Global Disparities and the Human Condition

7.0. Poverty and “Development” in Global Politics The Millennium Development Goals –Established at the Millennium Summit in 2000

Summary At the end of this class, you should be able to critically assess the concept of “development” and recognize the politically charged nature of the term. You should also be familiar with the techniques used to measure poverty, and the danger of using only monetary measures in isolation from other ways of measuring human well being. You should also be able to describe the scope and character of global disparities, and be able to communicate some of the basic data on these disparities to others in conversation.