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Academic Year 2004/2005
The Economics of Developing Countries - Lower Level
ECON 266 FA
This course presents an examination of the structural characteristics of third-world economies and the bottlenecks inhibiting their growth. We begin with an exploration of the definng features of low-income agrarian
societies
and the principal decision-makers shaping the development process - incumbent national governments, IBRD & the IMF, UN agencies and bilateral donors. Specific sectoral topics include choice of agricultural strategy,
import
substitution, the oil syndrome, structural adjustment, micro-enterprise finance, the anatomy of foreign aid, and project analysis.
MAJOR READINGS
Journal articles. World Bank documents.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Bi-weekly empirical exercises. Two quizzes and a final. Classroom participation constitutes one-fifth of the final grade.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
ECON110
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Kilby,Peter
- Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC004;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)
- SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 15
- SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 0 FR: 0
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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