EC 4XX - Economic Issues in the Developing World

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Mitchell College

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Description:

3 credits This course presents an examination of economic development issues in the less industrialized countries as well as the more recently industrialized nations of the world, i.e., nations other than the Western, liberal, capitalist democracies. The main foci of the course are the economic histories of these nations, including their past economic relations with the West; recent and current economic and financial issues in these countries and in their global comparative approach in analyzing the more and less successful economic development experiences of different non-Western nations. Within these conceptual frameworks, the course reviews topics such as concepts and measurements of economic inequality and of economic development and well-being; the characteristics of developing nations and their economic institutions and structures; theories of economic development; inequality of wealth and income, income distribution, and strategies to alleviate poverty, malnutrition, and insufficiency of health care and education; labor, unions, and migration; rural and urban poverty; credit banking, and insurance; land ownership, tenancy, and land and agricultural reform; capital formation and investments; the role of technology; entrepreneurship; issues of environmental protection and the sustainability of development; foreign investments, international trade, and trade organizations and policies; the role of international financial institutions; privatization, and government regulation; and foreign debt and debt forgiveness.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mitchell.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 701-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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