ECON2560 Content

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ECON2560 content curated from lecture, tutorial and textbook material - contains snapshots and summaries of relevant textbook chapters integrated with lecture material - only relevant information from textbook included - includes information from chapters 1-7 concurrent with lectures 1-7: (1) Introduction to economics of globalisation and development (CH 1 & 2) -measurement of economic development, objectives of development, etc (2) Theories and development (CH 3 & 4) - theories of economic development, change models, revolutionary theories and models, etc (3) Poverty, inequality and development (CH 5) - measuring income inequality and poverty, measuring absolute poverty, inequality and social welfare, etc (4) Measuring child poverty (5) Effect on social capital on well-being (6) Population growth and economic development: causes, consequences and controversies (CH 6) - population growth issues and stages, causes of high fertility in developing countries and consequences, policy approaches etc (7) Urbanisation and rural urban migration: theory and policy (CH 7) - informal sector, criticisms, theories and migration and employment strategies, etc