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Development economics

The main purpose of this section is to provide students with the opportunity to understand the problems faced by developing countries, and to
develop an awareness of possible solutions to these problems.

Geoff Riley's scoop.it page on Development Economics has a lot of excellent articles
Scoop.it - Development Economics
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