2020-2021 College Catalog

ECON 314 Development and Transition

Considers various explanations for the disparate levels of economic well- being among nations, both historically and currently. Issues include the potential tradeoff between economic growth and societal equity, miracles and failures, the sustainability of certain development plans, the feasibility of "trickle-down" development, and innovative development techniques at both the grassroots and macro levels. The course includes issues of post-communist transition as a subset of causes for current economic difficulty. Prerequisites: ECON 221 and ECON 222.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ECON-221 and ECON-222