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Institution:
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Williams College
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Subject:
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International Studies
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Description:
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This course introduces students to the relations among growth, inequality and globalization of economic markets, with a focus on implications for the developing world. Among topics for study are the world distribution of income, across and within countries; concepts of inequality (income, opportunity, mobility, capabilities, horizontal inequality); the implications of global trade and capital markets for inequality within developing countries; the consequences of inequality for growth and for political institutions in developing countries; the effects of global market failures and differences among countries in economic power on trade, capital, intellectual property, international migration, climate and other global regimes; and the role of global economic institutions (IMF, World Bank, bilateral aid programs) in addressing unequal opportunity and global market failures.
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Credits:
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3.00
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Credit Hours:
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Prerequisites:
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ECON 110 and 120
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Corequisites:
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Exclusions:
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Level:
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Instructional Type:
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Lecture
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Additional Information:
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Institution Website:
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Phone Number:
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(413) 597-3131
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Regional Accreditation:
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New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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Calendar System:
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Four-one-four plan
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