3 credits
Fall 2025 Distance Learning Upper Division
Describes the foundational concepts of economic development and the historical emergence of global inequality, provides explanations of global inequality, and explores Western efforts to mitigate it through foreign aid. Applies concepts to analyze current trends in development and emerging practices in foreign aid.
Learning Outcomes1Explain the global history of economic and human development.
2Contrast notions of development beyond the narrow concept of economic growth.
3Identify and critique a wide array of explanations for why some countries are developed and others are not.
4Analyze international, domestic, and geographical constraints on economic development.
5Describe the workings of the international aid regime.
6Demonstrate practical skills for working in the field of development such as communication, organization, and analysis.
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