21 Jan Historical background, descriptive economic statistics and trends
do a Country Report addressing a development issue in Pakistan
Students will do a Country Report addressing a development issue. have at least four parts:
1. Historical background, descriptive economic statistics and trends.
2. Description of human development index, population growth, education, health, poverty and inequality.
3. Focus on a development relevant issue: health, microfinance, foreign aid, inequality, education, corruption, access to land, etc. Should include a literature review on the topic.
4. Discussion of possible intervention policy. Students should discuss a possible intervention describing how it would address the problem in consideration. It should also describe how the effectiveness of the intervention should be measured.
