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Development economics 815


 
Module code ENP 815
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Module content • Introduction to development economics • Meaning of development • Major theories of development • Sources of national and international economic growth • Reasons for poverty • How did Third World nations get into debt and what are the implications? • Population growth • Education and Health • The role of international trade, foreign direct investment and entrepreneurship in development • The informal sector in developing countries • Local and Community Economic Development
Module credits 20.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Language of tuition English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
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