Economic Development

Fall 2001

Economics 3351, Section 09597 Thomas R. DeGregori

Time: MW 1-2:30 PM Office: 209D M

Room 117M Office hrs. MW. 11:30AM-1PM

or by appointment

Email: trdegreg@uh.edu

Required reading:

Thomas R. DeGregori, Agriculture and Modern Technology: A Defense, Iowa State University Press

Vern Ruttan Technology, Growth and Development, Oxford University Press

World Development Report 2000‑2001 ISBN 0195211243

Luc Ferry, The New Ecological Order, University of Chicago Press

Dani Rodrik, The New Global Economy and Developing Countries, The Johns Hopkins University Press, paperback.

Assignment:

You are to write 3 short papers and 1 long paper.

The suggested topics are:

1) Technology and economic development in the developed world.

2) Economic development since WW II with special emphasis on agriculture and technology.

3) Health and population in the 21st Century

4) Technology, globalization and economic development

5) Technology, anti-technology and development

6) Genetically Modified food

ALL PAPERS MUST INCLUDE SUBSTANTIVE REFERENCES TO THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED MUST HAVE A SOURCE. THE FINAL PAPER MUST ALSO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FROM RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY OR THE WWW. USE OF INFORMATION FROM THE WWW IS REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST ONE PAPER. HYPER LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SITES ARE PROVIDED ON MY HOME PAGE (http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg). PLEASE GIVE AS COMPLETE A CITATION AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING THE URL.

THERE WILL BE A FINAL EXAM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TURNED IN ALL THEIR PAPERS BY THE NEXT TO LAST DAY OF CLASS!

This course can also be taken as a special problems course for 1, 2 or 3 hours credit. You may take it any time up to May 1, 2002. For special problems, please see Marion Foley in 208B M. Final due date for all papers, November 15, 2002.

Those taking the course for 1 hour credit will do one 10 to 15 page paper. Those taking it for 2 hours credit, will do one 20 to 25 page paper.

Graduate students will do two papers of 10 and 30 to 40 pages each. Please see me for details and assignment.