ECHI2003 Development Poverty and Famine(P)

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Economics
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Economic History
Offered in	Second Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The majority of the world's population lives on less than 2 USD per day. The goal of this course is to better understand their lives. What are their lives like? Why do they remain poor? What are the fundamental determinants of poverty? What policies can promote development? The course will use detailed survey data of the world's poor and look at recent research to help answer these questions. Please note that in 2010 the course will be taught by a different instructor than in the recent past.
Indicative Assessment	By examination, assignments, and an essay.
Workload	Two lectures per week with tutorials throughout the semester plus private study time.
Areas of Interest	Economic History
Requisite Statement	ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 and ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1, or ECON1100 Economics 1 (H), or ECON1001/1011 Economics I (P or H).
Incompatibility	Incompatible with ECHI 2013 Development, Poverty and Famine ( H)
Prescribed Texts	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECHI2003
Preliminary Reading	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECHI2003
Indicative Reading List	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECHI2003
Majors/Specialisations	Development Studies, Human Sciences, and Policy Studies
Other Information	For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECHI2003
Academic Contact	See:http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECHI2003

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