ECON 330 - Economics of Developing Countries

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ECONOMICS

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the economics core concentration.Prerequisite: ECON 102This course focuses on the development challenges faced by thedeveloping and the least developed countries in the world. Topicsstudied are poverty, inequality, unemployment, population growth,illiteracy, urbanization, environmental degradation, health, andinternational relations with the developed world. Real worlddevelopment experience and possible policy options in dealing withthese problems are part of the course, along with relevant classiceconomic models of development.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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