Saleha Erdmann :: Development Studies

Economic development is where the field of development studies all began following the world wars, during which the focus was on modernizatation, economic growth, industrialization, etc. Since then there has been much criticism of traditional development economics, which has broadened the field substantially...

What kinds of economic indicators measure development? Does economic distribution matter? How have neoliberal economics affected poverty and inequality? How do neoliberal economics affect the environment? Is the informal sector valuable or not (see photo)? Does free trade encourage or hinder development? On what scale should economic projects be enacted (microloans vs.

For further reading on economic development I recommend the BBC's brief (and good) explanation of economic indicators in development (click here), Amy Chua's World on Fire (2003), and Alvin So's Social Change and Dvelopment: Modernization, Dependency and World-Systems Theories (1990).

Papers:

The Social Costs of Supply and Demand in the Urban Housing Market (Econ 113, January 2004)

Las Maquiladoras y los Asesinatos de Mujeres en Ciudad Juárez (Span 254, May 2004)

Wal-Mart (Econ 220, January 2005)

Hiding Behind the “Other”: construction of white invisibility through contrast (Soc/An 244, Spring 2005)

Black Female Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement (Soc/An 244, Spring 2005)

Courses:

ECON 113 Capitalism: Economic History—sophomore
ECON 243 Economic Development—sophomore
ECON 220 Economic Justice—junior
SO/AN 298 IS/Culture-Economics—junior
P SCI 398 IR/Ecofeminism—senior

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*Not in my major: ECON 262 Microeconomic Theory--junior

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	Economics Economic development is where the field of development studies all began following the world wars, during which the focus was on modernizatation, economic growth, industrialization, etc. Since then there has been much criticism of traditional development economics, which has broadened the field substantially... What kinds of economic indicators measure development? Does economic distribution matter? How have neoliberal economics affected poverty and inequality? How do neoliberal economics affect the environment? Is the informal sector valuable or not (see photo)? Does free trade encourage or hinder development? On what scale should economic projects be enacted (microloans vs. For further reading on economic development I recommend the BBC's brief (and good) explanation of economic indicators in development (click here), Amy Chua's World on Fire (2003), and Alvin So's Social Change and Dvelopment: Modernization, Dependency and World-Systems Theories (1990). Papers: The Social Costs of Supply and Demand in the Urban Housing Market (Econ 113, January 2004) Las Maquiladoras y los Asesinatos de Mujeres en Ciudad Juárez (Span 254, May 2004) Wal-Mart (Econ 220, January 2005) Hiding Behind the “Other”: construction of white invisibility through contrast (Soc/An 244, Spring 2005) Black Female Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement (Soc/An 244, Spring 2005) Courses: ECON 113 Capitalism: Economic History—sophomore ECON 243 Economic Development—sophomore ECON 220 Economic Justice—junior SO/AN 298 IS/Culture-Economics—junior P SCI 398 IR/Ecofeminism—senior About this picture . Not in my major: ECON 262 Microeconomic Theory--junior
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