Fall Term 2013 Economic Development - 5981 - ECON 200 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: ECON 100 or 120 Catalog Description : This course seeks to provide students with a broad based understanding of economic development and the choices countries face. To obtain such an understanding, students will read the works of contemporary economists who provide a variety of approaches to poverty alleviation and the tradeoffs that must be confronted. Emphasis will be placed on close reading, class discussion, and on writing a number of papers that compare and contrast different views of economic development. PREREQUISITES: ECON 100 Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Social Science Div, GER Global Diversity, GER Quantitative Analysis, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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