14.11 Special Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Poverty, Fall 2006
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Banerjee, Abhijit
Alternative Title
Special Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Poverty
Date Issued
December 2006
Abstract
This 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.
Subjects
challenge
world poverty
economics
per capita income
health
fertility
mortality
birth
death
microfinance
NGOs
poor
education
colonialism
globalization
corruption
India
Mexico
United States
economic growth
development
credit markets
prosperity
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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