Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
SP10203: Development economics 1 (formerly EC10009) |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 30%, EX 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | EC10009 Resit Examination (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take ES10001 and take ES10007 and while taking this unit you must take ES10002 |
| Description: | Aims: * To provide students with a better appreciation of the extent of diversity in economic performance across selected regions of the world in the post second world war period, with a focus on poorer and transitional countries * To explore the reasons for this variation and the policies that can lead to sustainable development * To introduce relevant economic techniques to address these issues Learning Outcomes: Greater insight into how the economies of selected regions differ, and reasons for those differences, including differences in economic strategy and policies. A better appreciation of how theory is used by economists to address specific problems and policy issues in regional and country context. Skills: * Ability to relate (economic) theory and concepts to contemporary debates and policy issues. * Ability to obtain and compare statistical information (to produce a memo highlighting differences in economic performance of two countries). Content: The course unit will focus on the economic analysis of perennial and contemporary issues in two sets of countries: transitional economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and low income and emerging countries in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. |