ECON-361 Economic Development (3)

Survey of major issues related to the economics of developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Includes the meaning and measurement of economic development, theories of development and underdevelopment, and policies to alleviate poverty and promote development in the low-and middle-income countries of the world. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: ECON-100; and ECON-150 or ECON-200.