ECO404
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ECO404 ECO DEVELOPMENT | 3 - Credit Hours
Business, Econ, & Public AdminSchool of Education & Professional Studies
Subject Code
ECO
Course Number
404
Department(s)
Academic Level (Course Level)
Undergraduate
Course Title
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Course Description
Prerequisite: Minimum of two economics courses. The difficulties of economic development, industrialization, and worldwide poverty. Competing theories of economic growth and structural change. Problems of population, natural resources, and environment. The growing interdependency of the U.S. and lesser-developed countries' (LDCs) economies. The crucial role of women in development, as well as ethnic and other social and cultural relationships. LDCs debt crisis and international finance. Macro- and microeconomic planning models. The policy-making process, development strategies, and specific case studies of LDCs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Offered occasionally.
Course Types
SUSF
Credit Hours Min
3
Lecture Hours Min
3