Reducing poverty and the vast differences in living standards across the world are major issues facing the world today. This course is designed to provide a detailed understanding of the key economic aspects of development.
Issues covered include the meaning of development and how it is measured, the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals, poverty and inequality, human capital, urbanisation and migration, foreign aid, the global economic crisis and COVID-19. The course draws on the latest research in development as well as on a number of country case studies.
Students will acquire the skills to assess the status of low and middle income countries and evaluate the impact on development of various national and international economic policies.