DVA1501 Assignment 1 Semester 1 Memo | Due 28 March 2025

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DVA1501 Assignment 1 Semester 1 | Due 28 March 2025. All questions answered. 1. Provide an explanation of modernisation theory and decolonial theory and the context in which they emerged. 2. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 3. Discuss how decolonial theory challenges modernisation theory. 3. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 3. Do you consider African countries as ‘developed’ or ‘developing’? Give reasons for your answer. 4. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 1. Explain two (2) positive impacts of deforestation on society and three (3) negative impacts of deforestation on sustainable development. 5. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 4. Basic needs are contextual and vary between communities, socio-economic classes, and geographical locations. With reference to this statement, explain what is your understanding of the term basic needs and give examples. 6. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 5. Discuss the significance of literacy on employment. 7. Reading: Study guide, learning unit 5. Discuss how the policies of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have perpetuated poverty and inequality in developing countries.