ECON 34800 - Development Economics

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Economics

Description:

The course focuses on the economics of development with specific reference to underdeveloped "Third World" nations. While drawing extensively on the tools of standard economic theory, it deals with development issues for which economic theories at best provide only partial answers. It offers a problem-oriented approach, with a historical and institutional perspective, to issues such as poverty, population, income distribution, international trade, investment and aid, and the debt problem. Prerequisites: Junior Standing, EC 201, EC 202.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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