NEW GENERATION University

Poverty and Development

Course Outline

Introduction
This course-outline will highlight Introduction of Poverty and development, types of poverty,
causes, effects, and solutions of poverty, vicious cycle of poverty, theories of poverty,
theories of development, developed countries Vs developing countries, and lastly poverty
and development in Somaliland.

Objectives
1. Understand poverty.
2. Understand development.
3. Understand theories of development.
4. Understand poverty and development in Somaliland.

Assignment
1. Group presentation. Each group should choose one of the following three essay
questions: 40%.
a. “Somaliland country is poor because it is poor” Discuss.
b. To what extent that ‘secondary poverty’ exists in Somaliland?
c. Critically examine socio-economic and political development in Somaliland?

2. 10% is for attendance.

Facilitator’s academic and experiences:

Qualification of the
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 Chapter One
Introduction
1. Meaning of poverty.
2. Meaning of development.
3. How should poverty be measured?
4. How should development be measured?

Chapter Two:
Types of poverty
1. Absolute poverty.
2. Relative poverty.
3. Situational poverty.
4. Generational poverty.
5. Rural poverty.
6. Urban poverty.
7. Primary poverty.
8. Secondary poverty.
Chapter Three:
Causes, effects and solutions of poverty

Chapter Four:
Vicious Cycle Poverty

Chapter Five:
Theories of poverty
Economic theories of poverty

Chapter Six:
Theories of development
1. Meaning of theory.
2. Human Development theory.

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 3. Dependency theory.
4. Modernization theory.

Chapter Seven:
Developed countries Vs. Developing countries
1. Current situation of Most Developed Countries.
2. Current situation of Less Developed Countries.

Chapter Eight:
Poverty and Development in Somaliland

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