PUBPOL 750.006: Topics: International Politics of Poverty | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
PUBPOL 750

PUBPOL 750.006: Topics: International Politics of Poverty

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Level
Graduate
Term
Fall 2015
Course Section
006
U-M Course Number
30716
Credit Hours
1

This course will cover controversies and conundrums in international development policy. Topics may include political dynamics of international decisions about development, international aid, the MDG/SDG project, NGOs vs state-centered efforts, the Sachs vs. Easterly debate, etc.

Susan Waltz

Faculty Expert

Susan E. Waltz

Professor Emerita of Public Policy
Waltz specializes in human rights and international affairs, with a focus on arms transfer policy and regional expertise on North Africa. She also maintains the website Human Rights Advocacy and the History of International Human Rights Standards, hosted by U-M. For some 15 years she was involved in international efforts to promote an international Arms Trade Treaty and has more recently focused on U.S. firearms export regulations.