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ECON 359 - Economic Development

(3 units) CO11
Introduction to the world’s development problems such as population, food, scarcity of nonrenewable resources, growing inequality between nations and within nations, possible socioeconomic consequences of those problems.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 ECON 103 .

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze different theories regarding economic development.
2. apply theories of economic development to different countries.
3. analyze the experience of economic development in different countries and the impact on different groups within those countries, especially non-western countries.
4. discuss the relation of economic development to growing inequality between nations and within nations, possible socioeconomic consequences of those problems.
5. describe the world’s development problems such as population, food, scarcity of nonrenewable resources.


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