I. PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS. 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective. 2. Comparative Development: Differences and Commonalities among Developing Countries. 3. Classic Theories of Economic Development. 4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment. II. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: DOMESTIC. 5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development. 6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, Controversies. 7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy. 8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development. 9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development. 10. The Environment and Development. 11. Political Economy and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society in Development. III. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: INTERNATIONAL AND MACRO. 12. Trade Theory and Development Experience. 13. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration. 14. Balance of Payments, Developing Country Debt, and Issues in Macroeconomic Stabilization. 15. Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities. 16. Financial Reform and Fiscal Policy. 17. Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Technology Transfer, the Environment, Africa, and International Economic Reform.