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ECO 304 Economic Globalization: Growth and Development
Liberal Arts & Business Program
Aix-en-Provence, France
Dates: late Aug 2025 - mid Dec 2025
ECO 304 Economic Globalization: Growth and Development
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Primary Subject Area: Economics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ECO 304
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: At least one 200-level course in economics or instructor permission.
DESCRIPTION
Over the past half century, economic globalization has brought about a fundamental change in the world economy. Enormous progress has also been made in many dimensions of development in almost all countries. However, even today the living standards of hundreds of millions of the world?s poorest people have benefited little, if at all, from rising global prosperity and huge challenges remain, especially related to inequality and the environment. This course will study how economic globalization has contributed to growth and development across the world but why not all have benefited equally. It considers the contribution that economics can make to explaining why some nations are poor and others rich, and how public policy can be designed efficiently and fairly for more to benefit. The course includes a mandatory field study visit to Marrakech, joint with other School of Global Affairs courses.