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COURSE SYLLABUS: Economic History of Latin America

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

LA330 - Economic History of Latin America Latin American Studies Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita

Course Description:
This course describes the economic conditions in Latin America from the Colonial Times to the present.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Bulmer-Thomas, Victor and Knight, Alan. (2004). The Economic History of Latin America. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
ISBN: 0521825679

Course Requirements:

1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

2. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

3. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%

Grading Scale:

90 - 100% 80 - 89.99% 70 - 79.99% 60 - 69.99% below 60%

A B C D F

Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam Final Exam Term Paper

25% 25% 50%

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Latin American economic development: an overview.
The Struggle for national identity for independence.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
The export sector and the world economy, circa 1850-1914.
Export-led growth: the supply side.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Export-led growth and the nonexport economy

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
The First World War and its aftermath.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Policy, performance, and structure change in the 1930s

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
War and the new international economic order

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Inward-looking development in the post war period.
New trade strategies and debt-led growth

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Debt, adjustment, and the shift to a new paradigm.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit the Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper