course # sosc 1750 9.0 urban economies: comparing canada & the third world comparing:...
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Course # SOSC 1750 9.0 Course # SOSC 1750 9.0 Urban Economies: Comparing Canada & the Third Urban Economies: Comparing Canada & the Third
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Comparing:Comparing:
1.1. Developing Countries (e.g.)Developing Countries (e.g.)India (S. Asia)India (S. Asia)Mexico (Latin America)Mexico (Latin America)
2.2. Advanced Industrial CountriesAdvanced Industrial CountriesCanadaCanada
You must be registered in one of the following tutorials:
# Day Time Location
1 Mon 10:30-12:30 TEL 00042 Mon 2:30- 4:30 TEL 0004
Assignments: Term I
I. Mid-term tests
in Lecture hall TEL 0004
weight
1. Mon. Oct 20 MCQ on ‘The End of Poverty’ (DVD) & Youtube videos on Poverty
10%2. Mon. Nov 24 Quiz on lectures & Term 1 readings
15% –study Qns. for all tests will be posted online.
3. Mon. Dec 1 in-class comparative essay test applying course concepts to Markandaya & The End of Poverty
15%
II. Lecture and Class participation (Attendance required)
10%
Mid-term Total
50%
Access Sound & Moving Image Library (SMIL) for this DVD‘The End of Poverty’ (DVD) (105 min)
YouTube videosAnanya Roy:
(Un)Knowing Povertyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKASroLDF0M
Who sees Poverty?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrW8ier__4Q
Who profits from Poverty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0deJfPUj1f8
Term I Required readings:Markandaya, Kamala. (1954). Nectar in a Sieve. New York: Signet.
Cinema Libre Studio (2010). The End of Poverty? Think Again.
A Course Kit 2014-15 (available for purchase in York U Book Store)Priced $26
Percentage population living on less than $2 per day 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Percentage_population_living_on_less_than_$2_per_day_2009.pngList of countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_percentage_of_population_living_in_poverty
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=218326542034227400695.0004af2e8e3bd18d224a1
The three worlds as they were separated during the Cold War era, each with its respective allies; First World : USA and its allies. Second World : USSR and its allies. Third World : Neutral countries.
██ Newly industrialized countries██ Other emerging markets██ Other developing economies
September 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Industrialized_countries_2007.PNG.png
GDP PPP Per Capita IMF 2008 (estimate)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GDP_PPP_Per_Capita_IMF_2008.png
2009
0 is perfect equality & 1 is perfect inequality
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5GINIretouchedcolors.png
Differences in National Income inequality (national GINI coefficient)
Countries based on World Bank income groupings for 2006 (calculated by GNI per capita, Atlas method).██ High income ██ Upper-middle income ██ Lower-middle income ██ Low income
2008
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
925 million hungry people in the world: 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_development
key indicators of human well-being since 1970.
Characteristics of the Third World
1. Colonial past
2. Lack economic power: Affluent countries dominate the global market
3. Large populations
4. Rapid and uncontrolled growth of cities