Examines the evolution of the concept of economic development and its means of assessment. The course studies the models explaining the process of economic development and the barriers to it. A critical analysis of the success and failure of development theories and policies is examined. A survey of neo-classical, dualist, structuralist, Third-Worldist, Marxist and IMF-based discourses of development and underdevelopment are undertaken.
Code:
EC3042
Name:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Discipline:
EC (Economics)
Type:
Regular
Level:
Undergraduate
Credits:
4
Can be taken twice for credit?:
No
Pre-requisites:
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) OR (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110)
Co-requisites:
None