Department of Economics & International Development, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EC10009 Development economics 1 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: ES 30%, EX 70% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take EC10006 and take EC10008 and while taking this unit you must take EC10007 |
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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. |