Description
The course explores the reciprocal relationship between economic development and resource and environmental conditions. Student interest determines the specific topical focus of the course. Potential topics include: economic growth and development, agriculture in developing countries, human capital in developing countries, international poverty, natural resources and the environment in developing countries, human capital as an engine of economic growth, and international trade. Each student selects a global region early in the semester and, with guidance from the course instructor, writes a series of analyses about her selected region, examining the relationship between economic growth and environmental conditions.