Political and Economic Development Context of Social Work in Mauritius (Special Retake)
SWRK1011Y(1)*
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Description
History of the political process in Mauritius; From colonialism to independence to republicanism;
Government in Mauritius; Constitutional amendments; Titmuss report; Meade’s prediction for the
Mauritian economy; Industrialisation; Socialism in Mauritius; Coalition Politics; The Mauritian
Welfare State; Participatory Democracy.
Economic Development; Introduction to Economic Development – The fundamental ideas and
terminology; Microeconomics and macroeconomics; Economic-Problems Demand, Supply and the
Market; Elasticity of Demand; Costs and Production; Market Structure; National Income
Accounting; Unemployment and Inflation; Balance of Payments, Exchange Rate and International
Trade.
