IIND-3306 Development Models

This course provides an introduction to development and to the different models that have emerged throughout the second half of the XX Century. The particular topics addressed in this course include the historical context of the development economy emergence, debate on the development concept, development models that have emerged in Latin America, the State´s position vis-a-vis the different political visions and trends (Marxism, Positivism, Structural - Cepalina, Neo-structuralism, Neoliberalism), the performance of State in terms of planning and development, the economic and social events between the 80s-90s worldwide, in Latin America and in Colombia, evaluation of the development models applied in Colombia in the last decade, and search of alternative proposals.

Credits

3

Instructor

Bula German