ECO 330 - Economic Development

An examination of theories and processes of economic development in underdeveloped nations using a multidisciplinary approach. Each section of the course will emphasize the economic development problems of a specific geographic region to be determined by the instructor. The regions include: Northern Africa and the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern and Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. Methods of analysis drawing from economics, political science, history, demography, and economic geography are employed.

Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3