Time and Location
MWF 2nd Period (8:30-9:20 am), AND 0134
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce and explore political, economic, social, and cultural issues in underdeveloped and developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The main focus of this course will be on examining why some underdeveloped and developing countries succeed in escaping poverty while others fail to do so. The topics that will be examined include the historical roots of underdevelopment, contending theoretical perspectives of underdevelopment, contemporary challenges underdeveloped and developing countries face (conflict, resource curse, bad governance, trade, and foreign aid), and what these countries and international community can do to alleviate poverty in those underdeveloped and developing countries.