A study of the processes and problems of economic development in low-income countries. Evolution of developmental thinking on the role of market vs. state. Topics include interaction of civil, political, and economic spheres; quantification of social and economic aspects of development; incidence of poverty; industrialization; agricultural transformation; land, labor and credit allocation in rural environments; the household as an allocation mechanism; and environmental challenges of development. Lecture, discussion, exams, take-home class projects
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Individual Tables
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Deaton: Measuring Poverty, 2004
Deaton and Dreze: Poverty and Inequality in India: A Re-examination, 2002