Poverty and Inequality in Development
- NINT 5184 - Poverty and Inequality in Development (Spring 2008)
This course will be a comprehensive introduction to the current debates about whether poverty and inequality are getting better or worse in this age of globalization. It will include introduction to key concepts, definitions, measures and theories. Course Outline: I. The debate about poverty, inequality and globalisation. II. Concepts, measures and empirical analysis of trends. We will discuss alternative definitions (income and non-income) and measures of poverty, inequality and development; and controversies about global trends in poverty and inequality within and between countries. III. Relationships – does poverty and inequality matter for economic growth, education and health, democracy, governance, and violent conflict? IV. Institutionalized inequalities within countries, including gender and cultural identities (ethnicity, race, and religion). V. Globalisation and inequalities between countries, including discussion of trade openness, growth and development and asymmetric globalization (inequality between countries). VI. Student presentations of case studies.
This course is the foundation class for the Development concentration.
Concentrations:Governance and Rights, Development