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Lecturer(s)
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Htitich Mohamed
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Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course analyses issues faced by developing countries, with a special focus on the microeconomic perspective at the graduate level. Following an introduction to the subject, the course focuses on the economic growth, new growth theories and contemporary models of development and underdevelopment. Other discussed topics include: poverty, inequality, population growth, the issues of human capital (education and health), urbanization and rural-urban interaction, land reform, labor markets, credits and insurance issues, roles of markets and states and strategies of economic development.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim of the course is to analyse the major economic issues faced by developing countries, especially from the micro-economic perspective.
Upon completion of the course students should have deeper understanding of the economic issues faced by developing countries, in particular in the microeconomic sense.
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Prerequisites
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Ideally, a development economics course at an undergraduate level (such as MRS/REP1 or/and MRS/REP2).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
For succesful completion of the course, students are required to complete a written exam covering the course materials.
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Recommended literature
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Banerjee, A., Benabou, R.,Mookherjee, D. (2006). Understanding Poverty. Oxford University Press.
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Collier, P. (2007). The bottom billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Easterly, W. (2002). The elusive quest for growth: economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
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Ray, D. (1998). Development economics. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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Sachs, J. D.. (2005). The end of poverty: economic possibilities of our time. New York: Penguin Press.
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Todaro, M. P., Smith, S. C.. (2006). Economic development (9th edition). Boston: Addison Wesley.
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