Economics 214 - ECONOMIES/MIDDLE E./N. AFRICA

Fall
2015
01
4.00
Karen Pfeifer
TTh 03:00-04:20
Smith College
20931-F15
SEELYE 306
kpfeifer@smith.edu
An economic survey of the MENA region, applying development concepts such as the rentier state, the watchmaker economy, export-led growth and import-substitution industrialization. Examples from countries across the region illustrate the themes of interaction with Western capitalism and the global economy and variations among patterns of economic transformation and growth. Topics include the importance of oil and capital flows, industrial and agrarian trends, the economic role of government, employment and the export of labor, human development, the Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf Cooperation Council initiatives, and the impact of Islamism. Prerequisite: either ECO 150 or 153.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.