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Global Development Studies
| Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde |
| Jaar | 2021/22 |
| Vakcode | EBB921B05 |
| Vaknaam | Global Development Studies |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor, uitwisseling |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Global Development Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1. Discuss the main determinants of socio-economic development in emerging and developing countries in the world. 2. Discuss the similarities and differences in the socio-economic development of various regions in the world such as China, India, South-East Asia, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Africa. 3. Explain the role of trade, technology, health, education, structural change, and foreign aid on socio-economic development. 4. Discuss the usefulness of various empirical methods to measure socio-economic development and its determinants. 5. Broadly summarize theories of socio-economic development. 6. Discuss and appraise various national and international policies to generate socio-economic development. |
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| Omschrijving | This course is about the main determinants of socio-economic development in developing countries. Students learn about the similarities and differences in the socio-economic development of various regions in the world such as China, India, South-East Asia, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Africa. In the course, the role of trade, technology, health, education, structural change, and foreign aid on socio-economic development is explained. The usefulness of various empirical methods to measure socio-economic development and its determinant is discussed, and theories of socio-economic development are evaluated. Throughout the course, national and international policies to generate socio-economic development are discussed and evaluated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm | -hoorcollege , -werkcollege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toetsvorm | -schriftelijk tentamen (open en mc vragen), actieve deelname | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coördinator | dr. G.J. de Vries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | dr. G.J. de Vries , E.B. Mensah, BA. MSc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opmerkingen | Secretary: gem.feb@rug.nl, tel. +31(0)50 36 33458, room 5411.0538 Coordinator: G.J. de Vries, gem.feb@rug.nl |
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