Spring Term 2011
Augustana College
Dr. Marmé
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
For copies of the practice sets for this class, for answer keys to same, and for a great deal more please go to Moodle . Moodle can be accessed by going to http://moodle.augustana.edu and looking for Econ 406-Development Economics (Marmé, Spring 11) under Economics
As background to issues discussed in this course, check out Oneworld.net . You can search this site by topic (women in development, environment, etc.) or by country. Another useful site is Development Gateway.
National Public Radio programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered frequently feature reports on economic, political and social conditions around the world, including developing countries. You can hear these broadcasts live on Augustana's own WVIK FM 90.3. You can also listen to archived reports by going to NPR's website.
(Another excellent source of news online is the BBC.)
For an interesting historical perspective on economic development in the now industrialized world, I highly recommend Brad DeLong's Slouching Toward Utopia.
For more historical data you should look at the Economic Historian's webpage EH.net
For data and other information on developing countries you can consult:
The World Bank's page on poverty and inequality.
Giorgio Secondi's site at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Debraj Ray's website (Ray is the author of the current text used in this course.) .
Heads of state from around the world.
For data on China (both current and historical)
Click here to access articles by Jeffrey Sachs on the geographic constraints on development.
Angelina Jolie's and Jeffrey Sachs' visit to Kenya. (aired Fall 2005 on MTV)
ILO (Key Indicators of the Labor Market).
World Resources Institute.(Earth Trends)