SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentInternational Master's Program in International Studies, First Year International Master's Program in International Studies, Second Year
Course NameDevelopment Economics: An International Perspective
Instructor
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week

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Topic

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Content and Reading Assignment

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Teaching Activities and Homework

學習投入時間 Student workload expectation

課堂講授 In-class Hours

課程前後



Outside- of-class Hours

1

Chapter 1

Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

2

Chapter 2

Comparative Economic Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

3

Chapter 3

Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

4

Chapter 4

Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

5

Chapter 5

Poverty, Inequality, and Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

6

Chapter 6

Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes,



Consequences, and Controversies

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

7

Chapter 7

Urbanization and Rural–Urban Migration: Theory and Policy

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

8

Chapter 8

Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

9

MIDTERM EXAM

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

10

Chapter 9

Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

11

Chapter 10

The Environment and Development

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

12

Chapter 11

Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State,



and Civil Society

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

13

Chapter 12

International Trade Theory and Development Strategy

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

14

Chapter 13

Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and



Stabilization Policies

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

15

Chapter 14

Foreign Finance, Investment, Aid, and Conflict: Controversies and Opportunities

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

16

Chapter 15

Lecture & Discussion

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

17

RESEARH PAPER PRESENTAION

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

18

FINAL EXAM

Lecture & Discussion

3

3

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

分組討論 Group discussion accounted for 40%



研究報告 Research reports 40%



出席參與率 Attendance rate 20%


Textbook & Reference

Michael P. Todaro, Stephen C. Smith( 2015). Economic Development, 12th Edition, PERSON EDUCATION LIMITED.


Urls about Course
The Internet has opened up great possibilities as far as sources of information are concerned. It is worth remembering that, when assigning papers, many of your students will not go to the library at all, but will use the Internet instead. Therefore, instructors should point out both the potentials and pitfalls of information collected from the Internet. The World Bank web site (www.worldbank.org), for example, has a wealth of information, and it is relatively easy to locate country summaries on the Internet that help with assignments. As a result, it is not too unrealistic to assign students the task of looking up information about particular countries in order to be prepared for class discussion. Other useful web sites include: Countries and Regions (www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/regions.htm) World Bank Development Data and Statistics (www.worldbank.org/data/) International Monetary Fund (www.imf.org) IMF World Economic Outlook (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/02/index.htm) United Nations Economic and Social Development (www.un.org/ecosocdev/) United Nations Statistics Division (unstats.un.org/unsd/) United Nations Development Program (www.undp.org) Human Development Report (http://hdr.undp.org/en/)
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