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Introduction to Economic Growth and Development

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3-4 hours
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Learn about the effects of globalization and indices of economic growth and development from this free online course. Introduction to Economic Growth and Development is a free online course that will teach you vital information about major economic indicators and the effects of globalization on various economies. Learn about the Global North and Global South divide as well as the models of economic growth and development. Start this course today and improve your knowledge of the basic concepts guiding global economic systems.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID201689
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Distinguish the structural features of developed and developing economies
• Explain basic concepts of economic growth and development
• Summarize the structural adjustment prescriptions of the World Bank
• Discuss the discontent in globalization from the Global North-South divide
• Describe the paradigms in the international poverty discourse
• Identify the summary findings of the 1990 Human Development Report
• Indicate various indices of economic development
• Recall the six characteristics of modern economic growth
• Outline various theories of economic development
Course Code2265

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