Academic Catalog

ECO496 POLITICAL ECON.OF MIDDLE EAST&N.AFRICA

Course Code: 3520496
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. EMRE ÖZÇELÝK
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course examines the issues of development in the region from Morocco to Iran using the tools of analysis of development economics and political economy. The topics to be covered include the concept of development, an introduction to the economic history of the region, agrarian change, rural to urban and international migration, informal sector, industrialization with and without oil, external debt and the impact of restructuring and stabilization programs.