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Academic Year 2000/2001

The Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 245 FA

This course presents an examination of the structural characteristics of Third World economies and an evaluation of the principal development models. Specific topics include population growth, agricultural development, industrialization strategies, the microenterprise sector, structural adjustment, the anatomy of foreign aid, and project analysis.

MAJOR READINGS

Tomich, Kilby, Johnston, TRANSFORMING AGRARIAN ECONOMIES (Cornell 1995).

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Bi-weekly empirical exercises. Two quizzes and a final. Classroom participation constitutes one-fifth of the final grade.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Graduates of Economics 219, 244, 252, 254 or 255 will be particularly well prepared to take this course. Reading assignments to be completed prior to discussion in class.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: (ECON111 AND ECON112) OR ECON105 OR ECON110 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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