POL469H1 Lecture Notes - Mahatma Gandhi, World Trade Organization, Human Development Index
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These notes are made available courtesy of elena goracinova. Feel free to add points and relevant links and resources to the note. (click on the edit tab above, make the additions, and be sure to click save at the bottom of the page when finished) Dutch company- investment opportunity in ethiopia (livestock industry) Ethiopia has one of the largest livestock industries and it composes more than half the gdp. Moyo (economist with goldman sachs, critical of development aid and questioning the whole industry): Financial aid has done more harm than good to african countries. Data shows that african countries are worse off than they were 50 years ago. This happens often because development resources are not properly utilized. There exist serious challenges to the development industry (moyo, easterly) Historical roots of how we came to view development today. Understand how underdevelopment as a social construct was invented. Most often mentioned words: progress, poverty, growth, change, economy, technology, health.
