Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

LGD 206 — Planning and Development

LGD department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• Students should be able to:
• explain the concept of planning and its rationale
• distinguish between the various types of planning
• relate planning with development; and
• examine the extent of planning and development in less developed countries

Course contents

Meaning of planning and development. Theories of Planning. Distinction between development and growth. Causes or factors responsible for economic backwardness. Factors of production in an economy. Meaning and goals of development planning. Process of development planning. Participation in planning.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study LGD 206.

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