OGLM 2080 - Dealing with Poverty

Course Description

1 in 10 people in the world live on less that 1,9 USD a day. The fight against poverty has become a common goal in most public policies, at a local, national and international level. But behind a general agreement on the necessity to eradicate poverty, lie important ideological debates on the practical ways to reach that goal. What are the most effective ways to relieve people from poverty? What are the value judgement behind development policies? After a general introduction, the sessions will focus on local initiatives and case studies presented by professionals.

Enseignants

Agathe COUSIN,Naïk LASHERMES

Type

Atelier

Language of tuition

English

Workload

Case studies will be conducted in class.

Pre-requisite

None.

Semester

Autumn 2022-2023

Course validation

Case studies 100%

Pedagogical format

3 sessions of 4 hours : Course 1 : Case study: the challenges of sanitation in Dakar (Jean-Marie Ily, project manager, Gret ) Course 2 : Introduction: defining poverty/ global facts and figures/ anti-poverty strategies Couse 3 : Food, poverty and sustainability

Lectures conseillées / Recommended readings

Lectures principales / Main readings

- Séverine Deneulin with Lila Shahani (eds) (2009), An Introduction to the Human Development and Capability Approach, chapter 1, available online : https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/40248/IDL-40248.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Disponible / Available

Deneulin Séverine, Deneulin Séverine, et Shahani Lila. An introduction to the human development and capability approach : freedom and agency. London Sterling, Va Ottawa : Earthscan International Development Research Centre. 2009.