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Course Code and
name |
EKO 605 Development
Economics |
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Course Type |
Elective |
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Course Credit |
3 0 3 |
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ECTS Credit |
7 |
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Lecturer |
Assoc. Dr. Hakan Mıhcı |
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Pre-requisite(s) |
None |
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Course Length |
1 Semester / 3 hours each week |
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Course Content |
To teach traditional and modern theories of development
and policies in an advanced level. Various schools and approaches in
Development Economics and Growth are investigated in a detailed manner.
Domestic Issues to be analyzed are Income inequality, Poverty, Population
Issues, Urbanization, Rural-Urban migration, Human capital, Agricultural
transformation and Environment. International Aspects of development to be
examined are as follows: External Trade Theory and Policy, Balance of
Payment, Foreign Debt and finance and International Political Economy. |
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Course Objective and Fulfillments to be obtained by
Students |
The course is
aimed to analyze economic development and growth issues in an advanced level.
Another aim of the course is to develop students ability to participate in
discussions, make presentations, make researches and write papers. |
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References |
·
Todaro, M.P. and
Smith, S.C. (2006); Economic Development, ·
Şenses, F.
(2004); Kalkınma İktisadı:Yükselişi ve Gerilemesi, İstanbul:İletişim
Yayınları. ·
Chang,
H. ve Grabel, I. (2005); Kalkınma Yeniden, Ankara:İmge Kitabevi. |
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Teaching Method |
Lecturing, in-class discussion, paper presentations |
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Assessment Method |
Midterm Exam (%20), Final Exam (%20), Paper Proposal
(%10), Paper writing (%30), Presentations and contributions to the lectures
(%20). |
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Instruction Language |
Turkish |