SIS-539 Comparative Development Strategies (3)

This course explores the many factors that affect the way states and societies construct national development strategies. It focuses on underlying causes for the wide range of development strategies: colonial legacies; natural resource curse; institutions; governance; neighborhood; foreign aid; and global linkages. The impact particular strategies have on development outcomes such as environmental sustainability, democracy, growth, poverty, income distribution, and social justice are also considered. Usually offered every fall.
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