IEDM 540 Integral Economic Development
This course covers different theories and strategies for economic development, with special emphasis on such issues as growth, income distribution, and the role of population. Free markets versus centralized planning analyzed in the light of recent experience. Special attention is also paid to international trade and finance. It also includes the techniques developed in economics to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to economic analysis, so to capture historical, sociological, political, and psychological aspects as well as the role of culture, and institutions in the social and economic development process. Among others, it studies statistical techniques to measure human, social, and moral capital, democratic transition and consolidation, civil society, and rule of law.
Cross Listed Courses
ECON 540 &
IEDM 540 &
IEDP 540
Prerequisite
IEDM Program or Department Consent