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14.11 Special Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Poverty, Fall 2006

dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Abhijiten_US
dc.coverage.temporalFall 2006en_US
dc.date.issued2006-12
dc.identifier14.11-Fall2006
dc.identifierlocal: 14.11
dc.identifierlocal: IMSCP-MD5-c10731a980eeb576e2b86f297368614c
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65643
dc.description.abstractThis is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, have had some economics, and believe that economists might have something useful to say about this question. The questions we will take up include: Is extreme poverty a thing of the past? Why do some countries grow fast and others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Does foreign aid help? What can we do about corruption? Should we leave it all to the markets? Should we leave it to the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Where is the best place to intervene? How do we deal with the disease burden? How do we improve schools? And many others.en_US
dc.languageen-USen_US
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dc.subjectchallengeen_US
dc.subjectworld povertyen_US
dc.subjecteconomicsen_US
dc.subjectper capita incomeen_US
dc.subjecthealthen_US
dc.subjectfertilityen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectbirthen_US
dc.subjectdeathen_US
dc.subjectmicrofinanceen_US
dc.subjectNGOsen_US
dc.subjectpooren_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectcolonialismen_US
dc.subjectglobalizationen_US
dc.subjectcorruptionen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectMexicoen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjecteconomic growthen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectcredit marketsen_US
dc.subjectprosperityen_US
dc.title14.11 Special Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Poverty, Fall 2006en_US
dc.title.alternativeSpecial Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Povertyen_US


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