ECON 110The Global Majority

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The Global Majority (3) This course explores the facts and ethical dimensions of key issues affecting the lives of the global majority: the 85 percent living in low- and middle-income countries. The course introduces principles of ethical reasoning and economic development; students then apply ethical reasoning to issues of poverty, inequality, population growth, gender inequality, excluded and invisible children, urbanization, climate change, access to water and sanitation, and international trade. AU Core Habits of Mind: Ethical Reasoning. Usually Offered: fall and spring.