GES 440 - Global Poverty and Inequality

This course examines the political, economic and socio-historical factors that cause and sustain poverty in the context of both the Global South and the United States. Students explore various development and poverty-reduction interventions and the role key actors and institutions play in addressing poverty, along with the relationship between privilege and poverty. We analyze both the positive and negative effects of programs such as growth-driven development, structural adjustment, micro-finance, charity, and cash transfer programs.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: GES 326 or GES 327 or GES 328 or GES 329 or GES 330 or GES 337 or GES 341 or GES 342 or GES 363 or any GES 400 human-environmental studies course, or permission of the instructor