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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECO 313 Economic Development

3 Credit(s) DIII V
This course applies economic development concepts and theories to present world economic development issues and problems. Topics covered include the causes and distributional effects of economic growth; migration and urban unemployment; oppression, the welfare effects of technical change; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; the impact of alternative development policies and strategies on various populations; and poverty and famine in developing countries. This course will increase awareness of growth issues in the context of a multicultural world. Three lecture hours per week. This course is offered on a periodic basis. Elective for Economics majors. Prerequisite: ECO 201  or ECO 202  or permission of Department Chairperson.