GEOS3524 Summary Notes

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This is a succinct set of summary notes for the entire course (weeks 1-13). These notes are crucial for the mid-semester and end-of-semester exams, both of which I achieved an 80%. Weekly topics: (1) Development Strategies and Global Economic Structures (2) The Asian Miracle and the Role of the State (3) Value chains, strategic coupling and regional development (4) Globalisation, Development and Social Justice (5) The Politics of Development and Effectiveness of Aid (6) Mid-semester break (no content) (7) The Sustainable Livelihoods framework and fortress farming (8) Livelihoods Diversification and Migration in India (9) Gender and Development (GAD) (10) Food Security, Human Rights & Development (11) Livelihoods, climate change and Environmental Adaptation (12) Thinking about Development in the 21st century