Time and Location

M W F 2nd Period, Anderson 101

Description and Goals

This course is aimed at probing why some nations have developed at quite fast pace while others lag behind. It endeavors at examining questions such as: is China (being the second largest economy of the world) a rich or a poor nation? How do we measure China’s development and how do we evaluate its developmental path? Are there development models for poor nations to follow and hop on the development wagon? At which point can we say a nation is developed, emerging, or poor? The course also aims, at the base, to discuss concepts related to the meaning of development, its challenges, and models. We will be looking at a variety of rich as well as poor nations to examine what is it that enables nations to grow or keeps them from achieving their potential.

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