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Course
Outline: ECON 211 - 70 Economic Development |
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Grading
Scale Websites Country Report Topic
Suggestions Presentation
Schedule |
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DATES |
TOPICS |
READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS |
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Week 1 July 24, 26 |
Economic
Development: A Global Perspective |
Text
Reading: Todaro, Chapter 1
Videos: Poverty in Asia Poverty
in Africa Poverty
in Central America Assignment 1 (Due August 14) - Choose a developing country in which you are particularly interested. Prepare a 750-word (or 7-10 PPT slides) report of what you perceive to be the lifestyle of a typical family in this country. While you will need to rely on statistics, the presentation of the report should be done in a narrative format with specific examples. Feel free to discuss why this poverty exists in the country. Those who prepare slides may volunteer to present to class. (NOTE: If you are from a developing country, please choose one different from yours). |
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Week 2 July 31 August
2 |
Comparative
Economic Development Looking at Some of the Data |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 2
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Week 3 August 7,
9 |
Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 3 Chapter
3 Lecture – Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development (PPT) |
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Week 4 August 14,
16 |
Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development Cont’d (Tuesday, August 16) |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 3 Chapter
3 Lecture - Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development (PPT) Assignment 2 (Due August 28) -
Read the following speech by Robert B. Zoellick, Democratizing
Development Economics, and write a 750 word reaction paper to his comments. A reaction paper is just what its name
suggests—a paper explaining how feel about what you are reading and do
you agree with disagree with the writer (speaker in this case). Make sure to
mention what you believe should be emphasized in the study of development
economics. Do you think the recent Covid-19 pandemic will affect development
economics? |
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Week 5 August 21, 23 |
Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment Poverty,
Inequality, and
Development |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 4 Chapter
4 Lecture - Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment
(PPT) Additional
Reading: Green Growth Diagnostics for
Africa Excellent Site: Country Diagnostics |
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Week 6 August 28,
30 |
Poverty,
Inequality, and
Development Cont’d Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 5
Websites: World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics Multidimensional Poverty Index
(MPI) World
Bank Multidimensional Poverty Measure
UNWomen
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Week 7 September 4, 6 |
Population
Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies |
Text Reading: Todaro, Chapter 6
Additional
Reading: Demographics
and Human Development
See Following Websites for Data: IndexMundi Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Population Reference Bureau UN Demographic and Social Statistics United Nations Population Fund |
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Take-Home Exam (PDF) - (Exam Due September
25) |
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Week 8 September 13 |
Fall break no class on Sept. 11 |
Catching-up
time |
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Week 9 September 18, 20 |
Population
Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies Con’t Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy Human
Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapters 6 and 7 Chapter
6 Lecture - Population Growth and Economic Development:
Causes, Consequences, and Controversies
(PPT)
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8 Lecture - Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development (PPT) Video: Lagos, Water Crisis India Aids in Africa
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Week 10 September 25,
27 |
Education
and Health in Economic Development Cont’d The Environment and Development |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapters 8
and 10 Chapter 8 Lecture - Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development (PPT) Chapter
10 Lecture - The Environment and Development (PPT) Additional Reading: Environmental
Kuznets Curve The
Water Crisis Creates A Gender Rights Problem. Here’s Who’s Solving It
Videos: Pollution in India and China Toilets
Around the World (scroll to bottom of page)
Final Date to Submit Country Report Title is September 29 |
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Week 11 October 2,
4 |
The
Environment and Development Con’t
Development
Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society |
Text
Reading: Todaro, Chapters 10
and 11
Chapter
11 Lecture: Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and
Civil Society + Economics of Corruption (PPT)
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Week 12 October 9,
11 |
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Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 11 Chapter
11 Lecture: Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil
Society + Economics of Corruption (PPT) |
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Week 13 October 16,
18 |
Foreign
Finance, Investment and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities Finance and Fiscal Policy for
Development |
Text Reading:
Todaro, Chapter 14
and 15 Chapter
14 Lecture: Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and
Opportunities (PPT) Chapter 15 Lecture - Finance and
Fiscal Policy for Development (PPT) Additional Readings: How
microfinance is helping poor households and businesses survive and thrive: 6
things to know
Websites:
Websites: International Monetary Fund United States Agency for
International Development World Bank WB Brochure World Trade Organization WTO Trade Data |
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Week 14 October 23,
25 |
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Week 15 October 30 |
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Week 16 Final Exam |
Final Exam |
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