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2009 Course Handbook

ECON857: Economic Development and World Economic Order

This unit is concerned with the relevance of historical experience to the problems confronting developing countries today; economic and social factors affecting the development process; population and economic development; education, human capital and development; income distribution and poverty; agriculture modernisation and growth; urban-rural dichotomy; the relationship between equality and development; trade, aid and development. The unit is also likely to be useful to non-economics (eg, sociology, anthropology, philosophy etc.) students.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:--
When Offered: E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year
Staff Contact: Dr Pundarik Mukhopadhaya
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Assessed As: Graded
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Faculty of Business and Economics

Timetable Information

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Recent Updates

17 Oct 2008 - EDUC80P

Program title amended