14.74 Foundations of Development Policy, Spring 2004
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Author(s)
Duflo, Esther, 1972-
Banerjee, Abhijit
Alternative Title
Foundations of Development Policy
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
Explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. Goal is to spell out various policy options and to quantify the trade-offs between them. Special emphasis on education, health, gender, fertility, adoption of technological innovation, and the markets for land, credit, and labor. From the course home page: Course Description In this course, we will study the different facets of human development: education, health, gender, the family, land relations, risk, informal and formal norms and institutions. While studying each of these topics, we will ask: What determines the decisions of poor households in developing countries? What constraints are they subject to? Is there a scope for policy (by government, international organizations, or NGOs)? What policies have been tried out? Have they been successful?
Subjects
Economics
development
policy
human
education
health
gender
family
land
relations
risk
informal
formal
norms
institutions
decisions
poor
households
countries
government
international
organizations
Non-governmental organizations
NGOs
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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