Development studies is offered as a specialized master's degree in a number of reputed universities around the world.
[1] Students of development studies often choose careers in international organisations such as the United Nations, World Bank, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), media and journalism houses, private sector development consultancy firms, corporate social responsibility (CSR) bodies and research centers.
By the 1960s, an increasing number of development economists felt that economics alone could not fully address issues such as political effectiveness and educational provision.
[3] Development studies arose as a result of this, initially aiming to integrate ideas of politics and economics.
[5] In Point Four of his speech, with reference to Latin America and other poor nations, he said: More than half the people of the world are living in conditions approaching misery.