BX3023 - Economic Growth and Sustainable Development
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
Available to all JCU students although it is assumed that those who choose to enrol have a sound understanding of introductory economic principles.
Why are some countries richer than others? Why do the incomes of some regions grow rapidly while others stagnate? What can policy makers do to promote sustainable economic development? Or, to put it another way, how can we make the most of the good things that economic growth has to offer, while minimising some of its unwanted side effects? This subject uses economics to provide insights to these and other related questions. It does this by providing students with a set of analytical tools that allow them to (a) identify factors which influence economic growth - over time, and across 'space'; (b) consider some of the effects, and side effects, of economic growth; and (c) develop and evaluate polices that seek to promote regional development.
Learning Outcomes
- interpret and compile measures of economic growth and sustainable development;
- discuss theories that seek to explain the way in which the economies of regions/countries change over time;
- differentiate theories that seek to explain the way in which the economic structure of communities/industries differ across space;
- appraise social and environmental issues that are inextricably linked to economic growth;
- use theories (models) to analyse real and hypothetical economic circumstances and to derive policy solutions to the problems posed in these circumstances.
| Prerequisites: | BU1003 OR BU1903 OR EV2003 OR EG4000 OR EC1001 OR EC1005 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EC2001 EC3412 EC3420 EC5205 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Riccardo Welters. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); quizzes (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Riccardo Welters. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); quizzes (30%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 28-Nov-2016 to 07-Dec-2016 (Face to face dates 9am-4pm 28-30 November & 5-7 December. Final Exam 13 December.) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Riccardo Welters. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); quizzes (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.