The main objective of the course is to provide the students with a basic background about different contemporary perspectives and theories directly related to economic development and recurring growth. Reading of the assigned chapters in the books for this class is the absolute minimum required of all students.
Attendance is a prerequisite for class participation.
Hughes, American Genesis , Penguin, 1993. St. Martin's Press, 1994. Lessons for the Computer Age , Addison Wesley, 1996. Ponting, Clive, A Green History of the World , Penguin, 1993. Perelman, The Invention of Capitalism , p. 280-310.