Economy of Developing Countries

Syllabus

1. Definition of the basic concepts and subject matter of development economics. Definition of the group of developing countries, their common and different features. 2. Demographic development in the regions of developing countries, comparison, migration and the labor market in developing countries. 3. Education and its impact on development, state of health in developing countries, a comparison. 4. Natural resources and the environment. Environmental impacts of development. 5. Agriculture and food security in developing countries. 6. Quality of life, quality of life indicators, poverty, and inequality. 7. Models of economic development. 8. Trade policies of developing countries. The involvement of the regions of the developing countries in the world economy. 9. Financial markets and developing states, capital sources for development, debt mechanism. 10. Countries of North, West, Central, East, and Southern Africa. 11. Countries of South-East Asia (Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore) and South Asia (India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal). 12. Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and Western Asia (Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia). 13. The oil states of the Persian Gulf and their position in the world economy.