Course Details
Country:
South Africa
Institution:
Stellenbosch University International Summer School
Course Title:
Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa
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Course Description:
Economists usually view development from two perspectives. Firstly, we wish to understand more broadly why some economies are poor and why others have performed so well. Secondly, we consider how broad economic trends and policies impact households and individuals. The lectures of this component of the forum will give a broad overview of the theoretical and empirical literature on economic growth and development in t he South African issues and hopes to understand a large spectrum of likely causes and influences. Some topics will be placed within a historical and institutional view, while others will consider the more recent debate s. However, we also turn to micro lev el evidence on economic development, which abstracts from the more one - dimensional concept of “growth”. Among the topics we consider are the role of education and educational quality in development, the broad understanding of poverty and inequality, labour markets and economic
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON ---
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