ECON 185: Economic Development in Latin America

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2009-10 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 220

Prerequisites: ECON 102A or ECON 103A

Description: A com- parative analysis of the major trends in Latin American economies in the twentieth century. Topics include historical legacies, primary export economies, the the- ory and practice of import substitution industrializa- tion, the debt crisis, stabilization and structural adjust- ment, poverty and income distribution, the informal sector, the agricultural sector, and the environment.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with LNST 185.