GEOG 2253 - Geographies of Economic Development 3

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University of West Georgia

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Description:

This course explores the process of economic development under conditions of globalization. The focus is upon developmental theory, development and underdevelopment, debt and indebtedness, the construction of "The Third World", and the creation of economic dependency. Special attention is paid to "developing" areas of the world, including Latin America, the Caribbean,Africa, South Asia, and others, where regionalized and national economic developmental theories, developed in the post World War II era, have subsequently challenged the so-called Washington Consensus and American development discourses.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westga.edu

Phone Number:

(678) 839-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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