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2014-2015 HillBook (Class of 2018) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

ECO 230 - Development Economics

Three Credits
Spring Semester (to be offered Spring 2016)

Why are some countries rich and others poor? What can be done to improve living standards for the over 2 billion people living on less than $2 a day? Students will study major questions and theories of economic development, and controversies over appropriate policies and programs. Topics include poverty and inequality, education, health, foreign aid and others.

Prerequisite(s):   and   (or their corresponding First-Year Seminar equivalents)