Trade and Foreign Aid in Latin America … en Español
After a tour of major historical and contemporary topics in Latin American economic development, we will turn to an in-depth examination of several critical issues currently confronting policymakers in Latin America. Economic development, foreign aid and its efficacy, and regionalization and free trade will be analyzed in the context of Latin America. The overall objective is to develop an understanding of the issues, as well as the tools to assess and critique policies designed to address them, integrating models and methods you have learned in your economics training. This course will be taught in Spanish and fulfills a 0400-level seminar elective in economics. (ECON 0250 or ECON 0255 or ECON 0340; Spanish course at 0300-level or higher or approval by instructor)