LAS X55 LAS 355 Topics in Latin American Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics vary each semester to allow curriculum flexibility for faculty members and visiting scholars. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Development Problems and Policies in Latin America. Analysis of the economies of Latin America. Issues may include the structure and functioning of cities, rural-urban migration, the sectoral composition of GDP and employment, and determinants of growth. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 355, Latin American Studies 355 (Topic 1), Urban Studies 351 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ECO 355 Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Topic 2: Political Economy of Central America. Background of economic problems; analyses of theories of development and underdevelopment; the evolution of contemporary political problems and their relationship to economic development in Central America. Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K (or 303) and 304L (or 302) with a grade of at least C in each, and six semester hours of upper-division social science or consent of instructor.