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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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