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Edition
02: 18 April, 2010.
Edition
04 : 23 October, 2012.
01. E-course : Diploma in
Integrated Development (Dip. Int. Dev)
SECTION A : DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMS.
Study value :
04 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 112 hours out of 504.
Study points
are awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life.
Study value :
02 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 57 hours out of 504.
Study points
are awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life.
First Block : Section 1.
Analysis of the causes of poverty. [26.50 hours]
First Block
: Section 2. Services needed for a good quality of
life.
First Block : Exam. [ 4 hours each attempt]
Block 1 of Section
1. Analysis of the causes of poverty. [26.50 hours]
Part 1 :
Introduction to the causes of poverty.[06.50
hours]
02. Some factors linked with
poverty.
04. Financial leakage : food
and water industries.
05. Financial leakage :
energy.
06. Financial leakage : means
of communication.
07. Financial leakage : health
and education.
08. Financial leakage : theft
of resources.
09. Financial leakage :
corruption.
Part 1 : Introduction
to the causes of poverty.[06.50 hours]
08. Financial leakage : theft
of resources. (At least 30 minutes)
Read George Monbiot’s article The Great Imposters
on the commodification of natural resources, published in the Guardian,
“The
costing and sale of nature represents another transfer of power to corporations
and the very rich…..It diminishes us, it diminishes nature. By turning the
natural world into a subsidiary of the corporate economy, it reasserts the
biblical doctrine of dominion. It slices the biosphere into component
commodities: ”
“With more than half of the nation’s resources
hijacked by a very few elites, political cronies, and psychopaths, the majority
of the population remains poor. So, while the country [
Look at the following slide :
08. Financial leakage : theft
of resources.
1.
Opinion.
What do you think about the opinions expressed on
the slide ?
Finite natural resources.
2.
Research.
Make a list of the finite natural resources in your
chosen project area.
What are the estimated remaining reserves?
What is the current level of their
exploitation ?
Who is exploiting them ?
What is the turnover for each resource ?
Where does the money go?
What benefits do the local populations get from
these activities ?
Which disadvantages do the local populations suffer
from these activities ?
Renewable natural
resources.
3.
Research.
Make a list of the renewable natural resources in
your chosen project area.
What are the estimated remaining reserves?
What is the current level of their
exploitation ?
Who is exploiting them ?
What is the turnover for each resource ?
Where does the money go?
What benefits do the local populations get from
these activities ?
Which disadvantages do the local populations suffer
from these activities ?
Is the exploitation sustainable ?
What, if any, are the positive ecological results of
the activities ?
What, if any, are the negative ecological results of
the activities ?
◄ First block : Poverty and quality of life.
◄ Index : Diploma in Integrated
Development (Dip.Int.Dev)
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