LNST 185: Economic Development in Latin America

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 375

Prerequisites: ECON 102 or ECON 103 or ECON 104A or ECON 105A

Description: A comparative analysis of the major trends in Latin American economies in the twentieth century. Includes historical legacies, primary export economies, the theory and practice of import substitution industrialization, and the debt crisis. Also covers stabilization and structural adjustment, poverty and income distribution, the informal and agricultural sectors, and the environment.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with ECON 185.