Rethinking Poverty
DVST6904
Poverty reduction has always been a central development goal. Major international programs such as the UN's Millennium Goals place poverty at their centre. New explanatory concepts such as social exclusion, capability, social capital and sustainability have considerably expanded our thinking about its nature. Students will examine cases from many parts of the world of the way discourses, policies and development practices operate together, enabling an evaluation of contemporary approaches to poverty and their effects on those most vulnerable.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: DVST6904
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Arts
- Master of Development Studies
- Master of Peace and Conflict Studies
- Master of Human Rights
- Master of Political Economy
- Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Human Rights
- Graduate Diploma in Political Economy
- Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Certificate in Development Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Human Rights
- Graduate Certificate in Political Economy
- Arts Postgraduate Non-award
- Arts Postgraduate Cross-Institutional
- Master of Law and International Development
- Master of Sustainability
- Graduate Diploma in Sustainability
- Graduate Certificate in Sustainability