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2020-2021 School of Graduate Studies Catalog 
    
2020-2021 School of Graduate Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECO 713 - Economic Development

3 Credit(s) The class covers theories of economic development dealing with economic growth and its causes, income inequality, poverty, population, urbanization, migration, education, health, and nutrition. The course explores agricultural transformation and rural development, and the impacts of development on the environment. Finally, the course links theories to development policy, evaluating the roles of markets and the state. Three lecture hours per week.