1. To expose students to the concept of economic development and its basic indicators
2. To enable students to interpret the common characteristics of developing countries
3. Provide students with knowledge about measuring inequality and poverty
4. To train students for reasoned discussion about the connection between environmental protection and economic development
5. Teach students to predict the effects of implementing individual foreign trade strategies for the purpose of stimulating economic development
6. Teach students to predict the effects of applying individual economic policy instruments for the purpose of stimulating economic development
7. To enable students to analyze different options for financing economic development
8. To enable students to analyze the role of international aid in the economic development of a country
1. Introduction to economic development – a global perspective
2. Comparative economic development
3. Poverty, inequality and development
4. Environment and development
5. International exchange theory and development strategy
6. Balance of payments, debt, financial crisis and stabilization policies
7. Foreign financing, investment and aid: controversies and opportunities
8. Financing and fiscal policy in the role of development
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
1. analyze the level of inequality and poverty in the observed country
2. discuss the impact of economic development on environmental protection with arguments
3. predict the effects of implementing individual foreign trade strategies on economic development
4. predict the effects of applying individual economic policy instruments on economic development
5. analyze different options for financing economic development and international aid
