Economic Development

Catalog description

This course deals with the disparity of material world and considers a few key questions: Why have some countries remained poor, volatile, and violent? Will these coun - tries see future growth in incomes, stability, and freedom? What role has the West played in past failures, and what role (if any) should it play in the future? The course will cover the history, politics and economics of development, and dabbles in geography, sociology, and anthropology. Topics include causes of poverty, wealth and inequality; the nature of economic growth; and the roles of the state, markets, social and cultural institutions in economic development.