Economics 311 - SEM:TOPICS ECON DEVELOPMENT

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Simon Halliday
TTh 01:00-02:50
Smith College
40932-S15
SEELYE 102
shalliday@smith.edu
Topics course. Since post-colonial times, Africa has seen both hope and despair for its development. This seminar explores the roles of many factors in the development of African states and the uplifting from poverty of individual Africans. In particular, we look at infrastructure and investment; health and education; trade; finance and markets; the choice of policy; and the effects of institutions, governance and politics. We also try to make sense of the differences and the similarities among the various paths to development in Africa. Prerequisites: ECO 250 and ECO 253; Recommended: ECO 211 or ECO 213.
Topic: The Political Economy of Development in Africa. Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores
Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.