教学大纲
This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to reduce poverty and unemployment in developing countries, mainly through directly income-generating activities and employment. Topics covered are:
- the nature of poverty and targeting,
- the political-economy and politics of poverty-reducing initiatives,
- implementation experiences,
- employment and local economic development, particularly as related to small and medium enterprises and the informal sector,
- cooperatives and other forms of collective action for income generation, and
- decentralization, civil society, and non-government organizations.
Requirements
A reader for the course will be available, and other arrangements for readers will be announced on the first day of class. An average of three or four article-length or chapter-length readings will be assigned each week, to be read before the session for which they are assigned. Students should attend class regularly and participate in class discussion. Students will prepare two papers, of up to 12 pages, based on questions related to the readings - one required a day before Session #14 - and the other, based on the remaining readings, same day as Session #26. No late papers will be accepted. More detailed instructions will be provided in class. Grades will be based on attendance, participation in class, knowledge of the readings as demonstrated in class discussions, written assignments, and the extent to which the student shows improvement over the course of the semester.
