Examines some of the causes of poverty in the developing world, critically analyzes current poverty alleviation strategies including aid and government planning, and focuses on private property, rule of law, markets, and culture for economic development. This course is the recommended prerequisite for all Development courses.
Recommended Reading:
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Peter Bauer, Equality, The Third World, and Economic Delusion, (1981).
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William Easterly, White Man's Burden, (2006).
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Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion, (2007).
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Jeffrey Sachs, The End of Poverty, (2005).
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Fairbanks, et al, In the River they Swim, (2009).
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Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, (2009).
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Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital, (2000).
